# ws (npm) vulnerabilities

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/ws  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Updated: 13 November 2026, 03:07 UTC. Rebuilt every hour.  
Data: https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/ws.json  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

Junglewise Threat Intelligence has tracked 8 vulnerabilities in ws (npm): 0 in the last 7 days and 0 in the last 90 days, 0 of them critical and 0 exploited in the wild. The most recent, CVE-2026-62389, was published on 15 July 2026.

## Counts

- Last 7 days: 0
- Last 30 days: 0
- Last 90 days: 0
- All time: 8 (0 critical, 0 exploited in the wild)

## About ws (npm)

WebSocket implementation for Node.js with support for the WebSocket protocol.

## Latest ws (npm) vulnerabilities

- [CVE-2026-62389: websockets ws memory exhaustion in lib/receiver.js](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-62389-websockets-ws-memory-exhaustion-in-lib-receiver-js) (high, CVSS 7.5, published 15 Jul 2026)
- [CVE-2026-48779: websockets ws memory exhaustion DoS via small fragments](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-48779-websockets-ws-memory-exhaustion-dos-via-small-fragments) (high, CVSS 7.5, published 17 Jun 2026)
- [CVE-2026-45736: websockets ws uninitialized memory disclosure in websocket.close](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-45736-websockets-ws-uninitialized-memory-disclosure-in-websocket-close) (medium, CVSS 4.4, published 15 May 2026)
- [CVE-2024-37890: websockets ws denial of service via excessive HTTP headers](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-37890-websockets-ws-denial-of-service-via-excessive-http-headers) (high, CVSS 7.5, published 17 Jun 2024)
- [CVE-2021-32640: ws ReDoS vulnerability in Sec-Websocket-Protocol header parsing](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-32640-ws-redos-vulnerability-in-sec-websocket-protocol-header-parsing) (low, CVSS 3.1, published 28 May 2021)
- [ws WebSocket denial of service in Sec-WebSocket-Extensions parsing](https://junglewise.ai/threats/ws-websocket-denial-of-service-in-sec-websocket-extensions-parsing-199b7f5b) (low, CVSS 3.1, published 4 Jun 2019)
- [CVE-2016-10542: ws excessive websocket payload denial of service](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2016-10542-ws-excessive-websocket-payload-denial-of-service) (info, CVSS 7.5, published 18 Feb 2019)
- [CVE-2016-10518: websockets ws remote memory disclosure via uninitialized buffers](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2016-10518-websockets-ws-remote-memory-disclosure-via-uninitialized-buffers) (info, CVSS 7.5, published 18 Feb 2019)

## Most severe ws (npm) vulnerabilities

- [CVE-2026-48779: websockets ws memory exhaustion DoS via small fragments](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-48779-websockets-ws-memory-exhaustion-dos-via-small-fragments) (high, CVSS 7.5, published 17 Jun 2026)
- [CVE-2026-62389: websockets ws memory exhaustion in lib/receiver.js](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-62389-websockets-ws-memory-exhaustion-in-lib-receiver-js) (high, CVSS 7.5, published 15 Jul 2026)
- [CVE-2024-37890: websockets ws denial of service via excessive HTTP headers](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-37890-websockets-ws-denial-of-service-via-excessive-http-headers) (high, CVSS 7.5, published 17 Jun 2024)
- [CVE-2026-45736: websockets ws uninitialized memory disclosure in websocket.close](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-45736-websockets-ws-uninitialized-memory-disclosure-in-websocket-close) (medium, CVSS 4.4, published 15 May 2026)
- [CVE-2021-32640: ws ReDoS vulnerability in Sec-Websocket-Protocol header parsing](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-32640-ws-redos-vulnerability-in-sec-websocket-protocol-header-parsing) (low, CVSS 3.1, published 28 May 2021)
- [ws WebSocket denial of service in Sec-WebSocket-Extensions parsing](https://junglewise.ai/threats/ws-websocket-denial-of-service-in-sec-websocket-extensions-parsing-199b7f5b) (low, CVSS 3.1, published 4 Jun 2019)
- [CVE-2016-10542: ws excessive websocket payload denial of service](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2016-10542-ws-excessive-websocket-payload-denial-of-service) (info, CVSS 7.5, published 18 Feb 2019)
- [CVE-2016-10518: websockets ws remote memory disclosure via uninitialized buffers](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2016-10518-websockets-ws-remote-memory-disclosure-via-uninitialized-buffers) (info, CVSS 7.5, published 18 Feb 2019)

## Vulnerabilities per week

Nothing was published in the last eight weeks.

| Week of | Vulns | Critical | Exploited |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 Nov 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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- [nocodb (npm)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/nocodb): 54 vulnerabilities
- [undici (npm)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/undici): 53 vulnerabilities
- [@budibase/server (npm)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/budibase-server): 42 vulnerabilities

## Sources

NVD, GitHub Security Advisories, OSV, the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Rebuilt every hour. Cite as: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, "ws (npm) vulnerabilities", https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/ws, 13 November 2026.
