CVE-2026-1528: undici is vulnerable to Malicious WebSocket 64-bit length overflows undici parser and crashes the client
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-1528 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Uncaught Exception vulnerability in nodejs undici. EPSS estimates a 0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Severe, CVSS 7.5 (CVE.org); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 1% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 1Timeline
- 12-03-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 14-09-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
ImpactA server can reply with a WebSocket frame using the 64-bit length form and an extremely large length. undici's ByteParser overflows internal math, ends up in an invalid state, and throws a fatal TypeError that terminates the process. Patches Patched in the undici version v7.24.0 and v6.24.0. Users should upgrade to this version or later.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 7 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · NpmEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.51%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
43%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.02 pp
From 0.49% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-248Uncaught ExceptionAn exception is thrown from a function, but it is not caught.
- CWE-1284Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in InputThe product receives input that is expected to specify a quantity (such as size or length), but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the quantity has the required properties.
Affected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Chainguard28 products
- code-server< 4.110.1-r2
- gemini-cli< 0.49.0-r4
- jitsucom-jitsu-console< 2.11.0-r17
- jitsucom-jitsu-rotor< 2.11.0-r17
- kibana-8.17< 8.17.10-r13
Wolfi5 products
- code-server< 4.110.1-r2
- jitsucom-jitsu-console< 2.11.0-r17
- jitsucom-jitsu-rotor< 2.11.0-r17
- langfuse-3-worker< 3.179.1-r1
- renovate< 43.84.0-r1
Debian1 product
- node-undiciAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 7.24.5+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-1
Nodejs1 product
- undici< 6.24.0 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.24.0
Npm1 product
- undici≥ 6.0.0, < 6.24.0 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.24.0
Ubuntu1 product
- node-undiciAll versions (No fix recorded)
Undici1 product
- undici≥ 6.0.0 < 6.24.0; 7.0.0 < 7.24.0 (No fix recorded)
7 vendors · 38 products
References
28 linksShow all 28 references
- github.com/nodejs/undiciPACKAGE