GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-vxpw-j846-p89q undici WebSocket client vulnerable to denial of service via fragment count bypass

HIGH Published 2026-06-19 Modified 2026-06-19 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-12151
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
undici
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-400, CWE-770
Reviewed
2026-06-19

Affected packages

• npm undici: < 6.27.0 → fixed in 6.27.0 • npm undici: >= 7.0.0, < 7.28.0 → fixed in 7.28.0 • npm undici: >= 8.0.0, < 8.5.0 → fixed in 8.5.0

Description

Impact The undici WebSocket client enforces `maxPayloadSize` on the cumulative byte count of fragments in a message but does not enforce a limit on the number of fragments. A malicious WebSocket server can stream many small or empty continuation frames that each pass per-frame and cumulative-size validation, collectively causing unbounded memory growth in the client process. The result is memory exhaustion and a denial of service. Affected applications are those using the undici WebSocket client (`new WebSocket(...)`) or the `WebSocketStream` API that can be induced to connect to an attacker-controlled or compromised WebSocket endpoint. All releases starting at undici 6.17.0 are affected. Patches Upgrade to undici v6.27.0, v7.28.0 or v8.5.0. Workarounds No workaround is available. The fix must be applied through an upgrade.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-12151 Impact: The undici WebSocket client enforces maxPayloadSize on the cumulative byte count of fragments in a message but does not enforce a… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption weakness
  • CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling weakness

References