CVE-2026-45736 (GCVE-0-2026-45736)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-05-15 14:53
Modified
2026-05-16 01:09
CWE
  • CWE-908 - Use of Uninitialized Resource
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
websockets ws Version: >= 8.0.0, < 8.20.1
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