CVE-2026-77358

NameCVE-2026-77358
Descriptioncpp-httplib is a C++ header-only HTTP/HTTPS library. In versions 0.33.0 through 0.50.0, the TLS-enabled WebSocket client frees the TLS session before closing the WebSocket that still uses it, producing a use-after-free. In WebSocketClient::shutdown_and_close the SSL object is freed and the pointer cleared, but the subsequent WebSocket close still sends a close frame through the SSL socket stream, which holds a raw copy of the now-dangling session pointer and reads from and writes to the freed memory. The same freed-then-used ordering is reachable through the client's destructor and its connect path, so ordinary teardown of a secure WebSocket connection triggers the defect. This issue is fixed in version 0.50.1.
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Debian Bugs1145977

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
cpp-httplib (PTS)bookworm0.11.4+ds-1+deb12u1vulnerable
trixie (security), trixie0.18.7-1+deb13u1vulnerable
forky, sid0.41.0+ds-3vulnerable

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
cpp-httplibsource(unstable)(unfixed)1145977

Notes

https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/security/advisories/GHSA-w7p7-f35j-mw7q
Fixed by: https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib/commit/2f986fd5e56e7c5f686d965174516360930f371d (v0.50.1)

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