CVE catalog

CVE-2026-78161

Severity: High · CVSS 7.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Published: Aug 24, 2026, 12:45:08 AM UTC
Updated: Aug 24, 2026, 1:16:57 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.40% · Oct 25, 2026

A vulnerability was found in warmcat libwebsockets 4.5.0. Impacted is the function report_raw_cbor of the file lib/misc/lecp.c of the component LECP CBOR Recording. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The patch is identified as 1d44554a1bb262db63ff4e240152a9deecd99054. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	libwebsockets	sid	`4.3.5-7`	fixed
Debian	libwebsockets	forky	`4.3.5-7`	fixed
Debian	libwebsockets	trixie	`4.3.5-1+deb13u2`	fixed
Debian	libwebsockets	trixie-security	`4.3.5-1+deb13u3`	fixed
Debian	libwebsockets	bookworm	`4.1.6-3`	not affected
Ubuntu	libwebsockets	noble	`4.3.3-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2`	fixed
Ubuntu	libwebsockets-dev	noble	`4.3.3-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2`	fixed
Ubuntu	libwebsockets-evlib-ev	noble	`4.3.3-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2`	fixed
Ubuntu	libwebsockets-evlib-glib	noble	`4.3.3-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2`	fixed
Ubuntu	libwebsockets-evlib-uv	noble	`4.3.3-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2`	fixed
Ubuntu	libwebsockets-test-server	noble	`4.3.3-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2`	fixed
Ubuntu	libwebsockets-test-server-common	noble	`4.3.3-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2`	fixed
Ubuntu	libwebsockets19t64	noble	`4.3.3-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2`	fixed
Ubuntu	libwebsockets	pro	`4.3.2-4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libwebsockets	pro	`4.3.3-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libwebsockets	pro	`4.3.3-1.1build1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libwebsockets	pro	`4.3.3-1.1build2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libwebsockets	pro	`4.3.3-1.1build3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libwebsockets	pro	`4.3.3-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libwebsockets	pro	`4.3.3-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2`	fixed
Ubuntu	libwebsockets	26.04	`4.3.5-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libwebsockets	26.04	`4.3.5-3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libwebsockets	26.04	`4.3.5-3ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libwebsockets	26.04	`4.3.5-3ubuntu1.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	libwebsockets	source	sid	`4.3.5-6`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1145789]
Debian	libwebsockets	source	forky	`4.3.5-6`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1145789]
Debian	libwebsockets	source	trixie	`4.3.5-1+deb13u2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1145789]
Debian	libwebsockets	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	[1145789]
Ubuntu	libwebsockets	deb	noble	`4.3.3-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2`	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	libwebsockets-dev	deb	noble	`4.3.3-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2`	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	libwebsockets-evlib-ev	deb	noble	`4.3.3-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2`	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	libwebsockets-evlib-glib	deb	noble	`4.3.3-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2`	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	libwebsockets-evlib-uv	deb	noble	`4.3.3-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2`	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	libwebsockets-test-server	deb	noble	`4.3.3-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2`	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	libwebsockets-test-server-common	deb	noble	`4.3.3-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2`	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	libwebsockets19t64	deb	noble	`4.3.3-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2`	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	libwebsockets	deb	pro	`4.3.3-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2026-78161	Not reported
Ubuntu	libwebsockets	deb	26.04	`4.3.5-3ubuntu1.1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2026-78161	Not reported

[Debian bug #1145789]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[libwebsockets19t64]Affected
Source package: [libwebsockets]
Details (3)
- 4.3.5-1+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected · Fixed: 4.3.5-1+deb13u2
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · 13
- 4.3.5-1+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected · Fixed: 4.3.5-1+deb13u2
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · 13
- 4.3.5-1+deb13u3 · amd64 · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.5-1+deb13u2
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · 13
[libwebsockets-dev]Affected
Source package: [libwebsockets]
Details (3)
- 4.3.5-1+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected · Fixed: 4.3.5-1+deb13u2
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · 13
- 4.3.5-1+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected · Fixed: 4.3.5-1+deb13u2
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · 13
- 4.3.5-1+deb13u3 · amd64 · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.5-1+deb13u2
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · 13
[libwebsockets-evlib-ev]Affected
Source package: [libwebsockets]
Details (3)
- 4.3.5-1+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected · Fixed: 4.3.5-1+deb13u2
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · 13
- 4.3.5-1+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected · Fixed: 4.3.5-1+deb13u2
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · 13
- 4.3.5-1+deb13u3 · amd64 · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.5-1+deb13u2
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · 13
[libwebsockets-evlib-glib]Affected
Source package: [libwebsockets]
Details (3)
- 4.3.5-1+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected · Fixed: 4.3.5-1+deb13u2
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · 13
- 4.3.5-1+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected · Fixed: 4.3.5-1+deb13u2
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · 13
- 4.3.5-1+deb13u3 · amd64 · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.5-1+deb13u2
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · 13
[libwebsockets-evlib-uv]Affected
Source package: [libwebsockets]
Details (3)
- 4.3.5-1+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected · Fixed: 4.3.5-1+deb13u2
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · 13
- 4.3.5-1+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected · Fixed: 4.3.5-1+deb13u2
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · 13
- 4.3.5-1+deb13u3 · amd64 · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.5-1+deb13u2
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · 13
[libwebsockets-test-server]Affected
Source package: [libwebsockets]
Details (3)
- 4.3.5-1+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected · Fixed: 4.3.5-1+deb13u2
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · 13
- 4.3.5-1+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected · Fixed: 4.3.5-1+deb13u2
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · 13
- 4.3.5-1+deb13u3 · amd64 · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.5-1+deb13u2
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · 13
[libwebsockets-test-server-common]Affected
Source package: [libwebsockets]
Details (3)
- 4.3.5-1+deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Affected · Fixed: 4.3.5-1+deb13u2
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · 13
- 4.3.5-1+deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Affected · Fixed: 4.3.5-1+deb13u2
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · 13
- 4.3.5-1+deb13u3 · all · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 4.3.5-1+deb13u2
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · 13

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libwebsockets17]Not affected
Source package: [libwebsockets]
Details (2)
- 4.1.6-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · bookworm
- 4.1.6-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · bookworm
[libwebsockets-dev]Not affected
Source package: [libwebsockets]
Details (2)
- 4.1.6-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · bookworm
- 4.1.6-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · bookworm
[libwebsockets-evlib-ev]Not affected
Source package: [libwebsockets]
Details (2)
- 4.1.6-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · bookworm
- 4.1.6-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · bookworm
[libwebsockets-evlib-glib]Not affected
Source package: [libwebsockets]
Details (2)
- 4.1.6-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · bookworm
- 4.1.6-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · bookworm
[libwebsockets-evlib-uv]Not affected
Source package: [libwebsockets]
Details (2)
- 4.1.6-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · bookworm
- 4.1.6-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · bookworm
[libwebsockets-test-server]Not affected
Source package: [libwebsockets]
Details (2)
- 4.1.6-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · bookworm
- 4.1.6-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · bookworm
[libwebsockets-test-server-common]Not affected
Source package: [libwebsockets]
Details (2)
- 4.1.6-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · bookworm
- 4.1.6-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  nvd · libwebsockets · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 27, 2026, 7:01:51 AM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)]