CVE-2026-53524WeeChat has a Decompression Bomb in Relay WebSocket (DoS)
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WeeChat (Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat) is a free chat client. In versions 4.3.0 through 4.9.0, the WeeChat relay module's WebSocket permessage-deflate decompression function relay_websocket_inflate() has no upper bound on output size. An authenticated relay user can send a small compressed WebSocket frame (~100 bytes) that decompresses to gigabytes, exhausting all server memory and crashing the entire WeeChat process. The api protocol enables permessage-deflate and requires authentication before WebSocket upgrade. Version 4.9.1 patches the issue.
- CVSS
- 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-409
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- GitHub_M
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
weechat weechat weechat:weechat (from the name) | from 4.3.0, < 4.9.1 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/weechat/weechat/security/advisories/GHSA-v2v4-45wm-5cr3x-refsource-confirm
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