libwebsockets contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the LEJP incremental parser in lib/misc/lejp.c.

published 2026-10-13 27 d ago modified 2026-10-16 23 d ago also EUVD-2026-98808

cvss: 7.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 44%
public exploits: 0; none known

libwebsockets contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the LEJP incremental parser in lib/misc/lejp.c. This allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service

Patch / fix

links 2

github.com/warmcat/libwebsockets@736a4a2 commit
github.com/warmcat/libwebsockets@c404a20 commit

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-95114 updated 2026-11-03 cvss 7.5

libwebsockets: libwebsockets: Denial of Service via out-of-bounds read in LEJP parser

Red Hat A-MQ Interconnect 1 libwebsockets 2.4.2-2.el8
affected: no fix available
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 libwebsockets 2.4.2-2.el8 Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 libwebsockets, libwebsockets 2.4.2-2.el8 Red Hat Service Interconnect 2 libwebsockets 2.4.2-2.el8
not affected: vulnerable code not in execute path

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 26 d ago (2026-10-13)

Exploit prediction

0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/warmcat/libwebsockets/issues/3664 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

Weakness

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-95114
NVD CVE-2026-95114

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Summary