A heap-based out-of-bounds write in the ws_read_frame function (src/bolt/ws.c) and the buffer_apply_mask function (src/bolt/buffer.c) in FalkorDB before 4.20.0 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service and possibly corrupt heap memory by sending a WebSocket frame with a 64-bit extended payload length to the Bolt port. The payload length is not bounded, and the only bounds check in buffer_apply_mask is an ASSERT(), which is compiled out in release builds, so the function XORs memory beyond the end of the receive buffer with the attacker-supplied mask key. Only deployments that enable the Bolt endpoint (BOLT_PORT, disabled by default) are affected.
https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/releases/tag/v4.20.0
https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/pull/2170
https://github.com/FalkorDB/FalkorDB/commit/0b11a00b34b25c4d4fdfe55f0a35c8a00593bd7d
Published: 2026-10-09
Updated: 2026-10-15
Base Score: 9.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 9.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Severity: Critical
Base Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00436