Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) Affecting org.webjars.npm:undici package, versions [,7.27.1)
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- published13 Mar 2026
- disclosed12 Mar 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 12 Mar 2026
CVE-2026-1526 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade org.webjars.npm:undici to version 7.27.1 or higher.
Overview
org.webjars.npm:undici is an An HTTP/1.1 client, written from scratch for Node.js
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) in the PerMessageDeflate.decompress() method of the permessage-deflate extension. An attacker can cause excessive memory usage by sending specially crafted compressed WebSocket frames that decompress to a very large size, potentially leading to process crashes or unresponsiveness.