CVE-2026-76844
Published:August 24, 2026
Updated:October 15, 2026
zlib 1.2.11 through 1.3.2 contains a heap buffer overflow: after an underlying write() fails, gz_write() returns without resetting strm.next_in, leaving it pointed at the caller's buffer. A later gz* write call then derives a position from the stale pointer and writes past a heap allocation; any write() failure reaches it, including EPIPE on a blocking descriptor, and in versions before 1.3.1.2 the failed write must be followed by a gzclearerr() call.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v6.0.0 <v6.1.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v6.1.2https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =v7.0.0 <v7.1.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v7.1.0https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-middleware.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v1.1.0 <v5.3.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v5.3.4webpack-dev-middleware (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=8.0.0 <8.3.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 8.3.0webpack-dev-middleware (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=6.0.0 <6.1.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 6.1.2webpack-dev-middleware (NPM):
Affected version(s) =7.0.0 <7.1.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 7.1.0webpack-dev-middleware (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.5.0 <7.4.6Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 7.4.6webpack-dev-middleware (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.5.0 <5.3.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.3.4Related Resources (18)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.4
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.59