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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
    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.
    SSVC
    Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
    CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
    Decision recorded 2026-09-11 13:30 UTC
    CWE
    • CWE-401 - Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
    • CWE-459 - Incomplete Cleanup
    Impacted products
    Vendor Product Version
    compression compression Affected: 0 , < 1.8.2 (semver)
    Unaffected: 1.8.2 (semver)
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