undici vulnerable to Denial of Service via TLS 1.2 certificate-changing renegotiation

Date Oct 27, 2026
Type Vendor advisory
Signal High-risk advisory
Vendor / Product npm ยท undici
CVE CVE-2026-87018
High-risk advisory CVE-2026-87018

Summary

undici vulnerable to Denial of Service via TLS 1.2 certificate-changing renegotiation

Why it matters

GitHub has published a reviewed security advisory for undici. Prioritize it with other application dependency updates, especially because EPSS places it in the 8% percentile.

Operator check

Check whether undici is present in application dependency manifests, lockfiles, or build images. Review the GitHub advisory and upgrade to a patched version where available. EPSS probability: 0.2%; percentile: 8%.

Sources

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