# CVE-2026-43678: An unauthenticated remote peer can crash any NIOWebSocket-based server (including Vapor and Hummingbird) with a single 11-byte frame sent af

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.101.0
- Published: 2026-08-20 · Updated: 2026-08-20

## Affected

- Apple swift-nio: fixed in 2.101.0

## Description

An unauthenticated remote peer can crash any NIOWebSocket-based server (including Vapor and Hummingbird) with a single 11-byte frame sent after a completed WebSocket handshake, dropping all active connections until the process restarts. This vulnerability is addressed in swift-nio version 2.101.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apple swift-nio, upgrade to a fixed version (2.101.0) per the references below.
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  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-43678

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## References

- https://github.com/apple/swift-nio/security/advisories/GHSA-qcc5-f287-vgmq

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