undici Denial of Service attack via bad certificate data
Impact
Applications that use undici to implement a webhook-like system are vulnerable. If the attacker set up a server with an invalid certificate, and they can force the application to call the webhook repeatedly, then they can cause a memory leak.
Patches
This has been patched in https://github.com/nodejs/undici/pull/4088.
Workarounds
If a webhook fails, avoid keep calling it repeatedly.
References
Reported as: https://github.com/nodejs/undici/issues/3895
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | undici | < 5.29.0, >= 6.0.0, < 6.21.2, >= 7.0.0, < 7.5.0 | 5.29.0, 6.21.2, 7.5.0 |
References
- https://github.com/nodejs/undici/security/advisories/GHSA-cxrh-j4jr-qwg3
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47279
- https://github.com/nodejs/undici/issues/3895
- https://github.com/nodejs/undici/pull/4088
- https://github.com/nodejs/undici/commit/f317618ec28753a4218beccea048bcf89c36db25
- https://github.com/nodejs/undici
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-401- Platform
- npm
- Package
undici- Disclosed
- 15.05.2025
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-cxrh-j4jr-qwg3 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: undici
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 46
- First → latest
- 06.2022 09.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 13
- Medium 21
- Low 12
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 5
- 2023: 3
- 2024: 5
- 2025: 2
- 2026: 31
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