---
id: CVE-2026-15565
title: A flaw was found in Undertow
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in Undertow. A remote attacker can cause Out of Memory on
  websockets endpoint without authentication on any @ServerEndpoint class that
  has any @OnMessage method. This allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service
  attack …
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-120
vendor: Red Hat
product: eap7-activemq-artemis
affected:
  - eap7-activemq-artemis (all versions)
  - eap7-glassfish-jsf (all versions)
  - eap7-ironjacamar (all versions)
  - eap7-jackson-annotations (all versions)
  - eap7-jackson-core (all versions)
  - eap7-jackson-databind (all versions)
  - eap7-jackson-jaxrs-providers (all versions)
  - eap7-jackson-modules-base (all versions)
  - eap7-jackson-modules-java8 (all versions)
  - eap7-jboss-remoting (all versions)
  - eap7-jboss-server-migration (all versions)
  - eap7-netty (all versions)
  - eap7-netty-transport-native-epoll (all versions)
  - eap7-picketlink-bindings (all versions)
  - eap7-picketlink-federation (all versions)
  - eap7-undertow (all versions)
  - eap7-wildfly (all versions)
  - eap7-activemq-artemis (all versions)
  - eap7-glassfish-jsf (all versions)
  - eap7-ironjacamar (all versions)
  - eap7-jackson-annotations (all versions)
  - eap7-jackson-core (all versions)
  - eap7-jackson-databind (all versions)
  - eap7-jackson-jaxrs-providers (all versions)
  - eap7-jackson-modules-base (all versions)
  - eap7-jackson-modules-java8 (all versions)
  - eap7-jboss-remoting (all versions)
  - eap7-jboss-server-migration (all versions)
  - eap7-netty (all versions)
  - eap7-netty-transport-native-epoll (all versions)
  - eap7-picketlink-bindings (all versions)
  - eap7-picketlink-federation (all versions)
  - eap7-undertow (all versions)
  - eap7-wildfly (all versions)
  - eap7-activemq-artemis (all versions)
  - eap7-glassfish-jsf (all versions)
  - eap7-ironjacamar (all versions)
  - eap7-jackson-annotations (all versions)
  - eap7-jackson-core (all versions)
  - eap7-jackson-databind (all versions)
  - eap7-jackson-jaxrs-providers (all versions)
  - eap7-jackson-modules-base (all versions)
  - eap7-jackson-modules-java8 (all versions)
  - eap7-jboss-remoting (all versions)
  - eap7-jboss-server-migration (all versions)
  - eap7-netty (all versions)
  - eap7-netty-transport-native-epoll (all versions)
  - eap7-picketlink-bindings (all versions)
  - eap7-picketlink-federation (all versions)
  - eap7-undertow (all versions)
patched:
  - jboss_eap_7_4_els_for_rhel_7_server
  - jboss_eap_7_4_els_for_rhel 8
  - jboss_eap_7_4_els_for_rhel 9
published: '2026-08-11'
updated: '2026-09-22'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-22T16:17:44.833'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15565'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53644'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53645'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53646'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53806'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70228'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70229'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70230'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15565'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2490628'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-15565.json
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-15565'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15565'
  - url: 'https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/120.html'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
epss: 0.00592
epssPercentile: 0.47022
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-08-11T17:48:42.989579Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-17T19:26:25.290Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in Undertow. A remote attacker can cause Out of Memory on websockets endpoint without authentication on any @ServerEndpoint class that has any @OnMessage method. This allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service attack without authentication and using only a standard WebSocket handshake.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **RHSA-2026:53644** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 ELS for RHEL 7 Server · released 2026-08-11 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53644)
- **RHSA-2026:53645** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 ELS for RHEL 8 · released 2026-08-11 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53645)
- **RHSA-2026:53646** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 ELS for RHEL 9 · released 2026-08-11 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53646)
- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4, Red Hat Data Grid 8, Red Hat Fuse 7, Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 · no fix planned: Red Hat Fuse 7, Red Hat Single Sign-On 7, Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4, Red Hat Data Grid 8 · updated 2026-09-22 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-15565.json)
- **RHSA-2026:70230** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat JBoss EAP 8.1 for RHEL 10 · released 2026-09-22 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70230)
- **RHSA-2026:70228** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat JBoss EAP 8.1 for RHEL 8 · released 2026-09-22 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70228)
- **RHSA-2026:70229** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat JBoss EAP 8.1 for RHEL 9 · released 2026-09-22 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70229)
