GHSA-r635-g3xr-vw7xPublished

Socket.IO: Engine.IO Polling Transport Connection Exhaustion

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cve-program · CVE-2026-59725

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Socket.IO enables bidirectional and low-latency communication for every platform. From 4.1.0 before 6.6.7, Engine.IO protocol v4 polling transport does not properly close the HTTP response for invalid binary POST requests with Content-Type: application/octet-stream, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to exhaust server-side connections and sockets. This issue is fixed in version 6.6.7.

Source published: 8 Jul 2026 15:37:52 UTC
Source modified: 14 Oct 2026 18:46:37 UTC
Observed here: 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
Source terms: CVE Program Terms of Use

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CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

euvd · EUVD-2026-42313

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datePublished: Jul 8, 2026, 3:37:52 PM

dateUpdated: Oct 14, 2026, 6:46:37 PM

2 related source bulletins · separate from aliases

RHSA-2026:37577: Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update

CVE-2026-39243 · CVE-2026-39245 · CVE-2026-59725 · CVE-2026-59869

RHSA-2026:42986: Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update

CVE-2026-59725

Source published: Jul 8, 2026, 3:37:52 PM (timezone not stated)
Source modified: Oct 14, 2026, 6:46:37 PM (timezone not stated)
Observed here: 7 Nov 2026 13:25:14 UTC
Source terms: ENISA EUVD · source terms and attribution apply

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EUVD CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd · CVE-2026-59725

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Source analysis status: Analyzed

Weakness classifications: CWE-404

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published: 2026-07-08T16:16:33.133

lastModified: 2026-10-25T20:10:00.147

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cpe:2.3:a:socket:engine.io:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Source published: 8 Jul 2026 16:16:33 UTC
Source modified: 25 Oct 2026 20:10:00 UTC
Observed here: 27 Oct 2026 15:15:33 UTC
Source terms: NIST NVD usage terms; underlying source attribution retained

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CVSS 3.1 · [email protected] · Secondary · 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

osv · GHSA-r635-g3xr-vw7x

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### Impact An unauthenticated remote attacker can cause a denial of service in affected versions of **engine.io** by opening Engine.IO polling sessions and sending an invalid binary `POST` request with: ``` Content-Type: application/octet-stream ``` against an Engine.IO protocol v4 polling transport. In the vulnerable code path, the server reports a transport error but does not properly close the HTTP response associated with the malformed request. As a result, the underlying HTTP connection may remain open, consuming one server-side socket/resource per crafted request. An attacker can repeat this with many sessions to exhaust available HTTP connections, sockets, file descriptors, or related server resources, potentially preventing legitimate clients from connecting. ### Patches The issue was fixed in: - **engine.io `6.6.7`** The fix ensures that invalid binary polling `POST` requests are explicitly rejected with an HTTP response and closed properly. Users should upgrade to: ```sh npm install engine.io@^6.6.7 ``` or a later fixed version. If using Socket.IO through the monorepo/packages, update to a Socket.IO release that depends on a fixed `engine.io` version. ### Workarounds If upgrading immediately is not possible, possible mitigations include: - Block or reject polling `POST` requests with `Content-Type: application/octet-stream` for Engine.IO protocol v4 at a reverse proxy, load balancer, WAF, or application middleware. - Disable HTTP long-polling if your deployment can use WebSocket-only transport. - Enforce strict request/connection timeouts at the HTTP server, reverse proxy, or load balancer. - Apply per-IP rate limits and connection limits for Engine.IO endpoints. - Restrict access to the Socket.IO/Engine.IO endpoint where feasible. Example Socket.IO configuration to disable polling, if compatible with your clients: ```js const io = new Server(httpServer, { transports: ["websocket"], }); ``` ## References - Fix commit: https://github.com/socketio/socket.io/commit/fc11285e14964c2132d122164bf130c355f60671 - engine.io changelog entry for `6.6.7`: https://github.com/socketio/socket.io/blob/main/packages/engine.io/CHANGELOG.md#667-2026-04-27 - socket.io repository: https://github.com/socketio/socket.io - engine.io package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/engine.io

Source published: 20 Jul 2026 21:49:54 UTC
Source modified: 10 Sep 2026 03:51:11 UTC
Observed here: 24 Oct 2026 13:17:17 UTC
Source terms: GitHub Advisory Database · CC-BY-4.0

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CVSS_V3 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Publisher rating · HIGH