CVE-2026-91096: Meta proxygen use-after-free in stream cleanup

CVE-2026-91096 · Severity: info · Published 2026-09-28

Proxygen, Meta's HTTP transport library, contains a memory safety defect in how it cleans up network streams. When destroying a WebTransport session, the library fails to unregister callback handlers before freeing them, allowing the transport layer to invoke freed memory. An attacker exploiting this could crash services using proxygen or potentially execute arbitrary code.

Technologies: Meta Proxygen. Vendors: Meta.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-91096 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-91096 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-91096?
Informational severity, published 28 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Meta Proxygen v2024.10.28.00 through before v2026.09.28.00.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-91096?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-91096 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-91096?
Check whether you run Meta Proxygen at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in WebTransportImpl::terminateSessionStreams (or WebTransportImpl::destroy in older releases) where read callbacks are not unregistered from closed streams before the transport is destroyed. The vulnerability allows invocation of freed callback pointers during transport shutdown, leading to potential code execution or denial of service. The defect affects versions from v2024.10.28.00 through v2026.09.28.00 and was patched in the specified version.

Affected products

  • Meta proxygen v2024.10.28.00 through before v2026.09.28.00

References

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