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CVE-2026-87776 (GCVE-0-2026-87776)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-11 11:24 – Updated: 2026-09-11 13:36
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
compression vulnerable to Denial of Service via memory leak on premature response close
Summary
compression is a Node.js and Express compression middleware. In versions before 1.8.2, when a client aborts the connection while a compressed response is still being sent, the zlib stream created to compress that response is never destroyed, so each aborted compressed response leaks its native zlib memory. A remote unauthenticated attacker can repeatedly open requests and disconnect early, exhausting the available memory and crashing the server. All applications using compression are affected. The issue is fixed in compression 1.8.2, and users should upgrade to 1.8.2 or later.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-11 13:30 UTC
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| compression | compression |
Affected:
0 , < 1.8.2
(semver)
Unaffected: 1.8.2 (semver) |
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