DEBIAN-CVE-2026-19773

Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-19773
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-19773.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-19773
Upstream
Published
2026-09-15T19:17:17Z
Modified
2026-09-29T13:03:36Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

libwebsockets HTTP/2 HPACK Path Header Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of libwebsockets. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of HTTP/2 HPACK path header. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-31036.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / libwebsockets

Package

Name
libwebsockets
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libwebsockets?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*
4.1.6-3
4.1.6-3.1
4.3.2-1
4.3.2-2
4.3.2-3
4.3.2-4
4.3.3-1
4.3.3-1.1~exp1
4.3.3-1.1
4.3.5-1
4.3.5-2
4.3.5-3
4.3.5-4
4.3.5-4.1
4.3.5-5
4.3.5-6
4.3.5-7

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-19773.json"

Debian:13 / libwebsockets

Package

Name
libwebsockets
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libwebsockets?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*
4.3.5-1
4.3.5-1+deb13u1
4.3.5-1+deb13u2
4.3.5-2
4.3.5-3
4.3.5-4
4.3.5-4.1
4.3.5-5
4.3.5-6
4.3.5-7

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-19773.json"

Debian:14 / libwebsockets

Package

Name
libwebsockets
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libwebsockets?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*
4.3.5-1
4.3.5-2
4.3.5-3
4.3.5-4
4.3.5-4.1
4.3.5-5
4.3.5-6
4.3.5-7

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-19773.json"