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CVE-2026-109932GHSA-9fm3-97px-rjf6

undici WebSocket client vulnerable to Denial of Service via unbounded automatic PONG buffering

undici undici
CVSS
5.9Medium
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.32%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in6.29.1Also 7.30.1, 8.12.2CVE List
Published15 Oct 2026Updated 16 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.

Description

undici is an HTTP client library for Node.js. In versions 5.15.0 through 6.29.0, 7.0.0 through 7.30.0, and 8.0.0 through 8.12.1, its WebSocket client, including the bundled WebSocket exposed by Node.js, can be driven to exhaust process memory by a malicious or compromised WebSocket server. For every PING frame received, the client automatically writes a PONG response and ignores the backpressure signal from the socket write, so a server that streams small PING frames while never reading the client's PONGs makes the outbound write queue and heap grow without bound until the Node.js process runs out of memory and terminates. The attack is remote and unauthenticated, needs only a normal WebSocket connection, and is asymmetric, since small inbound PINGs produce a much larger retained outbound queue, with availability the only impact. The issue is fixed in undici 6.29.1, 7.30.1, and 8.12.2, which pause WebSocket frame parsing when the automatic PONG response hits socket backpressure and resume on drain, bounding the outbound queue, and users should upgrade to one of those versions or later. There is no workaround.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 6

  • undiciaffected: 5.15.0 before 6.29.1CVE List
  • undiciunaffected: 6.29.1CVE List
  • undiciaffected: 7.0.0 before 7.30.1CVE List
  • undiciunaffected: 7.30.1CVE List
  • undiciaffected: 8.0.0 before 8.12.2CVE List
  • undiciunaffected: 8.12.2CVE List

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