# CVE-2026-118262: Echo: WebSocket proxy can retain connections and handlers after client disconnect

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-112394, GHSA-9969-6676-49H5
- Severity: CVSS 8.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.16.1, 5.4.1
- Published: 2026-10-28 · Updated: 2026-10-28

## Summary

The Echo Go web framework's Proxy middleware, used for WebSocket proxying, is affected. When a client disconnects while the upstream server keeps its connection open, the proxy can hold on to connections and goroutines, so repeated connections may build up and lead to denial of service.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- labstack echo: from 4.15.0, fixed in 4.16.1; from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.4.1
- github.com/labstack/echo/v4 (Go): from 4.15.0, fixed in 4.16.1
- github.com/labstack/echo/v5 (Go): from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.4.1

## Description

Echo is a Go web framework. From 4.15.0 until 4.16.1 and 5.4.1, Echo's Proxy middleware can retain a handler, copy goroutines, and network connections after a WebSocket client disconnects when the upstream keeps its connection open. The raw proxy waits for both copy directions without reliably closing the peer connection when one direction ends, including when a rejected upgrade response uses HTTP keep-alive. Repeated connections can accumulate resources and cause denial of service, depending on proxy-route accessibility, upstream behavior, and connection deadlines. This issue is fixed in 4.16.1 and 5.4.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on labstack echo, github.com/labstack/echo/v4, github.com/labstack/echo/v5, upgrade to a fixed version (4.16.1, 5.4.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/labstack/echo/security/advisories/GHSA-9969-6676-49h5
- https://github.com/labstack/echo/commit/1855061e572ae9dab727c811d8382f266bfbaaec
- https://github.com/labstack/echo/commit/3fb0ba7e17645bb65611e2a08875d0a2f65c421f
- https://github.com/labstack/echo/releases/tag/v4.16.1
- https://github.com/labstack/echo/releases/tag/v5.4.1

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