Resource exhaustion in Undici
CVE-2026-12151
Impact: The undici WebSocket client enforces maxPayloadSize on the cumulative byte count of fragments in a message but does not enforce a limit on the number of fragments. A malicious WebSocket server can stream many small or empty continu…
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Undici — versions 0, 6.26.0, 7.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-12151?
- CVE-2026-12151 is a high-severity vulnerability in Undici, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-06-17.
- How severe is CVE-2026-12151?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.