fix(security): bump ws to 8.21.0 — CVE-2026-48779 (AXE-3768)#258
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Fix CVE-2026-48779 (GHSA-96hv-2xvq-fx4p) — ws memory exhaustion DoS via tiny WebSocket fragments. CVSS 7.5 (HIGH). ws is transitive (via engine.io, socket.io-adapter). Override collapses all copies (8.17.1, 8.18.3) to 8.21.0. Backward compatible — same major version, basic WebSocket API unchanged.
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Summary
Fixes the open ws memory-exhaustion DoS vulnerability (CVE-2026-48779, CVSS 7.5 HIGH) in axe-core.
ws(transitive via engine.io, socket.io-adapter)Sibling PR
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"ws": ">=8.21.0"tooverridesinpackage.json. All 3 ws copies (engine.io8.17.1, socket.io-adapter8.17.1, root8.18.3) collapse to single8.21.0.Backward compatibility
ws 8.21.0 is a minor bump within 8.x — same API. Fix adds
maxBufferedChunks/maxFragmentsoptions. No breaking changes for engine.io/socket.io usage.Validation
npm install --package-lock-only --forceclean.Testing
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