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CVE-2026-78161: libwebsockets 4.5.0

CVE-2026-78161. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.3 (HIGH, Vendor/CNA). EPSS 0.00405 (percentile 0.32847), scored 11-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

libwebsockets · 4.5.0
warmcat

Component: LECP CBOR Recording
Function: report_raw_cbor
File: lib/misc/lecp.c

Attack conditions (VulDB, CVSS 4.0): Network (remote) · No privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

VulDB’s CVSS 4.0 assessment (base score 5.5/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as low. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published 12-Oct-2026 16:54 UTC

CWE: CWE-119, CWE-787
CCR priority: 29.3 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 7.3 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L · Vendor/CNA
EPSS: 0.00405 · percentile 0.32847 · 2026-10-11
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-12 16:54:24.294989+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-78161.html