CVE-2026-2229 (GCVE-0-2026-2229)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-12 20:27 – Updated: 2026-03-13 13:06
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Title
undici is vulnerable to Unhandled Exception in undici WebSocket Client Due to Invalid server_max_window_bits Validation
Summary
ImpactThe undici WebSocket client is vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack due to improper validation of the server_max_window_bits parameter in the permessage-deflate extension. When a WebSocket client connects to a server, it automatically advertises support for permessage-deflate compression. A malicious server can respond with an out-of-range server_max_window_bits value (outside zlib's valid range of 8-15). When the server subsequently sends a compressed frame, the client attempts to create a zlib InflateRaw instance with the invalid windowBits value, causing a synchronous RangeError exception that is not caught, resulting in immediate process termination. The vulnerability exists because: * The isValidClientWindowBits() function only validates that the value contains ASCII digits, not that it falls within the valid range 8-15 * The createInflateRaw() call is not wrapped in a try-catch block * The resulting exception propagates up through the call stack and crashes the Node.js process
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-248 - Uncaught exception
  • CWE-1284 - Improper validation of specified quantity in input
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
undici undici Affected: < 6.24.0; 7.0.0 < 7.24.0
Unaffected: 6.24.0: 7.24.0
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Credits
Matteo Collina Ulises Gascón Rafael Gonzaga Ethan Arrowood Aisle Research
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