CVE-2026-45736 (GCVE-0-2026-45736)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-15 14:53 – Updated: 2026-05-16 01:09
VLAI
Title
ws: Uninitialized memory disclosure
Summary
ws 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.
Severity
4.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-908 - Use of Uninitialized Resource
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
websockets ws Affected: >= 8.0.0, < 8.20.1
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