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CVE-2026-48779 (High) detected in ws-6.2.1.tgz #451

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CVE-2026-48779 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - ws-6.2.1.tgz

Simple to use, blazing fast and thoroughly tested websocket client and server for Node.js

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-6.2.1.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/ws/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • nuxt-2.14.3.tgz (Root Library)
    • webpack-2.14.3.tgz
      • webpack-bundle-analyzer-3.8.0.tgz
        • ws-6.2.1.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: de1c2b0d1a23367b161c2d995029f9693bd8a155

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

ws is an open source WebSocket client and server for Node.js. All versions from 1.1.0 up to (but not including) 5.2.5, from 6.0.0 up to 6.2.4, from 7.0.0 up to 7.5.11, and from 8.0.0 up to 8.21.0 are affected by a memory exhaustion DoS vulnerability. A peer can send a high volume of exceptionally small fragments and data chunks, with modest network traffic, to force the remote peer into allocating and holding structural wrappers that consume far more memory than the default documented message-size limit, leading to process termination due to OOM. This issue has been fixed in versions 5.2.5, 6.2.4, 7.5.11, and 8.21.0.

Publish Date: 2026-06-16

URL: CVE-2026-48779

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

  • Exploitability Metrics:
    • Attack Vector: Network
    • Attack Complexity: Low
    • Privileges Required: None
    • User Interaction: None
    • Scope: Unchanged
  • Impact Metrics:
    • Confidentiality Impact: None
    • Integrity Impact: None
    • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2026-06-16

Fix Resolution: https://github.com/websockets/ws.git - 7.5.11,https://github.com/websockets/ws.git - 8.21.0,https://github.com/websockets/ws.git - 6.2.4,https://github.com/websockets/ws.git - 5.2.5


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