CVE-2026-45736

high

Description

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.

References

https://github.com/websockets/ws/security/advisories/GHSA-58qx-3vcg-4xpx

https://github.com/websockets/ws/commit/c0327ec15a54d701eb6ccefaa8bef328cfc03086

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-05-15

Updated: 2026-05-19

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00009