# CVE-2026-2229: undici is vulnerable to Unhandled Exception in undici WebSocket Client Due to Invalid server\_max\_window\_bits Validation

- Also known as: GHSA-V9P9-HFJ2-HCW8
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.24.0, 7.24.0
- Published: 2026-03-12 · Updated: 2026-09-14

## Affected

- undici: version range not reported
- undici (npm): fixed in 6.24.0
- undici (npm): from 7.0.0, fixed in 7.24.0

## Description

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

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on undici, upgrade to a fixed version (6.24.0, 7.24.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/nodejs/undici/security/advisories/GHSA-v9p9-hfj2-hcw8
- https://hackerone.com/reports/3487486
- https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html
- https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7692
- https://nodejs.org/api/zlib.html#class-zlibinflateraw

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