Medium severity · published Aug 13, 2026
CVE-2026-73565
@hono/node-server: Unauthenticated memory-leak DoS via aborted WebSocket handshake
5.3
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
@hono/node-server allows running the Hono application on Node.js. From 2.0.0 until 2.0.10, a WebSocket upgrade request to an upgradeWebSocket route with a missing or malformed Sec-WebSocket-Key header causes src/websocket.ts to retain the request's IncomingMessage in waiterMap and leave waitForWebSocket pending because ws.handleUpgrade emits no connection event. The aborted handshake therefore has no cleanup path, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to flood a public route, cause unbounded memory growth, and eventually make the service unavailable. This issue is fixed in version 2.0.10.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NO
node-server · honojs
>= 2.0.0, < 2.0.10 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73565
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-73565
github.com
https://github.com/honojs/node-server/commit/3a21938c418340e980cb7ffa88e78369f78392d1
github.com
https://github.com/honojs/node-server/releases/tag/v2.0.10
github.com
https://github.com/honojs/node-server/security/advisories/GHSA-9mqv-5hh9-4cgg
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