CVE-2026-45736: CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource in websockets ws
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.
CVE-2026-45736: CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource in websockets ws
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.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-13T06:54:34.219Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a073a04ec166c07b05c5b44
Added to database: 5/15/2026, 3:21:40 PM
Last updated: 5/15/2026, 3:22:00 PM
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