# CVE-2026-78161: warmcat libwebsockets LECP CBOR Recording lecp.c report\_raw\_cbor out-of-bounds write

- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-08-24 · Updated: 2026-08-24

## Affected

- warmcat libwebsockets: 4.5.0

## Description

A vulnerability was found in warmcat libwebsockets 4.5.0. Impacted is the function report_raw_cbor of the file lib/misc/lecp.c of the component LECP CBOR Recording. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The patch is identified as 1d44554a1bb262db63ff4e240152a9deecd99054. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on warmcat libwebsockets, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/394543
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/394543/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-78161
- https://vuldb.com/submit/883225
- https://github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/libwebsockets-lecp-lecp_parse-cbor_pos_oob_write
- https://github.com/biniamf/pocs/blob/main/libwebsockets-lecp-lecp_parse-cbor_pos_oob_write/poc_lecp_cbor_pos_oob.c
- https://github.com/warmcat/libwebsockets/commit/1d44554a1bb262db63ff4e240152a9deecd99054
- https://github.com/warmcat/libwebsockets/

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