CVE-2026-48779
ws: Memory exhaustion DoS from tiny fragments and data chunks
02 Description
ws: Memory exhaustion DoS from tiny fragments and data chunks
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 1.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 72.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-26.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-06-16 21:26Z4 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-11 12:09Z1 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-05-22
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 991de7b84aeab2ba0de94fee12cbc553390eb7c3f69acdae68576caad34fc77e
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/websockets/ws/security/advisories/GHSA-96hv-2xvq-fx4p
- github.comhttps://github.com/websockets/ws/commit/86d3e8a5fb0246ed373860c5fbb0de88824a27f7
- github.comhttps://github.com/websockets/ws/commit/b5372ac67bb97a773727b8e9f5035a8123556d53
- github.comhttps://github.com/websockets/ws/commit/bca91adf15677e47dbe4f959653452727be28b94
- github.comhttps://github.com/websockets/ws/commit/fd36cd864fcdf62a08273a99e19a7d975401fee8
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-48779
- bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2489661https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2489661
- security.access.redhat.comhttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-48779.json
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48151
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34342
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57590
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66545
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66488
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36754
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33574
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29197
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41928
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65126
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60520
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36820
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33155
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33160
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33163
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33173
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33183
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56431
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41941
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41944
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56366
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57013
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40984
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37272
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- node-ws No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- node-ws No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- node-ws Fixed in 8.21.0+~cs14.19.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- node-ws No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- node-ws No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- node-ws No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- node-ws No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- node-ws No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 25.10
- node-ws No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- node-ws No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.10
- node-ws No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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