CVE-2026-45736

NameCVE-2026-45736
Descriptionws is an open source WebSocket client and server for Node.js. Prior to 8.20.1, the websocket.close() implementation is vulnerable to uninitialized memory disclosure when a TypedArray is passed as the reason argument. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.20.1.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs1136804

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
node-ws (PTS)bullseye7.4.2+~cs18.0.8-2vulnerable
bookworm8.11.0+~cs13.7.3-1vulnerable
trixie8.18.1+~cs14.18.2-1vulnerable
forky, sid8.20.1+~cs14.19.1-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
node-wssource(unstable)8.20.1+~cs14.19.1-11136804

Notes

[trixie] - node-ws <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bookworm] - node-ws <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - node-ws <postponed> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/websockets/ws/security/advisories/GHSA-58qx-3vcg-4xpx
Fixed by: https://github.com/websockets/ws/commit/c0327ec15a54d701eb6ccefaa8bef328cfc03086 (8.20.1)

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