CVE-2026-6734 — undici vulnerable to cross-origin request routing via SOCKS5 proxy pool reuse
Impact: When using Socks5ProxyAgent, undici reuses a single connection pool across different origins without verifying that the pool's origin matches the requested origin. All requests are dispatched through the pool connected to the first origin, regardless of the intended destination. This causes cross-origin request routing: credentials and request data intended for origin B are sent to origin A, responses from the wrong origin are trusted, and HTTPS requests may be silently downgraded to HTTP. Impacted users are applications that use Socks5ProxyAgent (directly or via setGlobalDispatcher) and make requests to more than one origin. This was introduced in undici 7.23.0 via PR #4385 and affects all versions through 8.1.0. Patches: Upgrade to undici v7.26.0 or v8.2.0. Workarounds: Use a separate Socks5ProxyAgent instance per origin, or avoid using Socks5ProxyAgent with multiple origins.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- EPSS 0.4% (30-day exploitation probability)+5
- Technical severity (high)+6
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
CISA SSVC assessment CISA
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
- Documented mitigation — github.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Nodejs Undici, Undici Undici).
- Apply the documented mitigations until a definitive fix is available.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | CVSS 3.1 | High | 2.8 | 5.9 | nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 7.5 | CVSS 3.1 | High | 1.6 | 5.9 | ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bb via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 7.5 | CVSS 3.1 | High | 1.6 | 5.9 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 7.5 | CVSS 3.1 | High | — | — | openjs via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov) Weakness MITRE
Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.
EPSS over time FIRST
Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.39%
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Affected products added · undici/undici
- SSVC assessment updated
- Record published
- Fix documented
- CVSS changed · 8.8
- Source status changed · → Modified
- Record created in this database
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
References
23 on the record
- cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html
- github.com/nodejs/undici/security/advisories/GHSA-hm92-r4w5-c3mj
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22934
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36754
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6734
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36820
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56366
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-6734.json
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41929
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35841
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7378
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34342
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65126
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57013
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48124
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56431
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22380
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60520
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39868
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35891
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48151
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38236
Elsewhere on this site
Related CVEs (same products)
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- Medium CVE-2026-9679 undici vulnerable to HTTP header injection via Set-Cookie percent-decoding Jun 17, 2026
- High CVE-2026-9697 undici vulnerable to TLS certificate validation bypass via dropped requestTls in SOCKS5 ProxyAgent Jun 17, 2026
- Low CVE-2026-6733 undici vulnerable to HTTP response queue poisoning via keep-alive socket reuse Jun 17, 2026
- Low CVE-2026-11525 undici vulnerable to Set-Cookie SameSite attribute downgrade via permissive substring matching Jun 17, 2026
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-6734 is "undici vulnerable to cross-origin request routing via SOCKS5 proxy pool reuse", rated High. It affects Undici (Nodejs); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 8.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.39% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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