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High · 8.7 CVE-2026-114213 EEF-CVE-2026-114213EUVD-2026-109821GHSA-cpx7-qf6w-jc63

WebSocket 1-byte continuation frames bypass `max_fragmented_message_size` in Bandit

Published Oct 26, 2026 · Updated Oct 26, 2026 · Assigned by EEF

Description

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in the WebSocket fragment reassembly of mtrudel bandit allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to exhaust server memory via a fragmented message made of many 1-byte continuation frames.

Bandit.WebSocket.Connection checks max_fragmented_message_size against the payload bytes received, but keeps every non-final continuation frame as a new list cell around its own binary, and nothing limits the number of fragments. A 1-byte fragment costs 7 bytes on the wire but about 150 to 170 bytes of server memory, so one connection can hold about 150 times the configured limit, roughly 1.2 to 1.4 GB at the default 8 MB. Ping frames between fragments keep the connection alive past the idle timeout.

This issue affects bandit: from 1.11.0 before 1.14.0.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
mtrudel bandit 1.11.0 – < 1.14.0 1.14.0

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 bandit No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS bandit No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS bandit No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS bandit No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS bandit No fix yet —
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS bandit No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS bandit No fix yet —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Hex bandit >= 1.11.0, < 1.14.0 1.14.0 EEF-CVE-2026-114213

References