Vulnerability · Published Sep 13, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-90584TooTallNate Java-WebSocket Fragmentation Draft_6455.java processFrameContinuousAndNonFin allocation of resources
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity resource allocation without limits in Java-WebSocket from TooTallNate. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A weakness has been identified in TooTallNate Java-WebSocket up to 1.6.1. The impacted element is the function processFrameContinuousAndNonFin of the file Draft_6455.java of the component Fragmentation Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to allocation of resources. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| TooTallNate | Java-WebSocket | 1.6.01.6.1 |
Weakness: CWE-770, CWE-400 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-403169 | TooTallNate Java-WebSocket Fragmentation Draft_6455.java processFrameContinuousAndNonFin allocation of resources vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-403169 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-90584 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #913786 | TooTallNate Java-WebSocket 1.6.0 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/TooTallNate/Java-WebSocket/issues/1508 exploit, issue-tracking
- https://github.com/TooTallNate/Java-WebSocket/pull/1509 issue-tracking, patch
- https://github.com/TooTallNate/Java-WebSocket/ product