Ws
Vendor:
First CVE: May 31, 2018 · Active for 8 years
5
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 77% of tracked products
1.7
Avg CVEs / Year
Higher CVE frequency than 59% of tracked products
7.1
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 42% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Ws over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
May 31, 2018
8 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Jun 16, 2026
38 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Ws5 CVEs
20%
80%
All CVEs352,294 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
MediumHigh
Attack Vector
Local0 (0.0%)
Network5 (100.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low5 (100.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
User Interaction
None5 (100.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Required0 (0.0%)
Privileges Required
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None5 (100.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (5 CVEs).
5 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2026-48779HIGH ws is an open source WebSocket client and server for Node.js. All versions from 1.1.0 up to (but not including) 5.2.5, from 6.0.0 up to 6.2.4, from 7.0.0 up to 7.5.11, and from 8.0 | Jun 16, 2026 | 7.5 | 36 | NO | NO |
CVE-2016-10542HIGH ws is a "simple to use, blazing fast and thoroughly tested websocket client, server and console for node.js, up-to-date against RFC-6455". By sending an overly long websocket paylo | May 31, 2018 | 7.5 | 34 | NO | YES |
CVE-2026-45736HIGH ws is an open source WebSocket client and server for Node.js. Prior to 8.20.1, the websocket.close() implementation is vulnerable to uninitialized memory disclosure when a TypedArr | May 15, 2026 | 7.5 | 33 | NO | NO |
CVE-2016-10518HIGH A vulnerability was found in the ping functionality of the ws module before 1.0.0 which allowed clients to allocate memory by sending a ping frame. The ping functionality by defaul | May 31, 2018 | 7.5 | 22 | NO | NO |
CVE-2021-32640MEDIUM ws is an open source WebSocket client and server library for Node.js. A specially crafted value of the `Sec-Websocket-Protocol` header can be used to significantly slow down a ws s | May 25, 2021 | 5.3 | 21 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (5 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
1 CVE
20.0% of CVEs· 97th percentile
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (5 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (5 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Ws
Top CWEs
Versions
No cataloged versions.