CVE-2026-114348: webpack-dev-server vulnerable to information disclosure via Host validation bypass in the open-editor endpoint
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 21/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.30% (FIRST EPSS).
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
- Fixed version: webpack-dev-server webpack-dev-server 5.2.7, 6.1.0.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to webpack-dev-server webpack-dev-server 5.2.7, 6.1.0 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
webpack-dev-server is a development server that provides live reloading for webpack projects. In versions from 5.1.0 before 5.2.7 and in version 6.0.0, the unauthenticated open-editor endpoint validates the Host header with a regular expression meant for browser Origin schemes, so a Host value beginning with file: or with an extension scheme short-circuits the hostname and allowedHosts checks. A network peer that can reach the dev server can send a request with a malformed Host that passes validation and then causes the endpoint's URL construction to throw, and in the default non-production mode the server returns an HTTP 500 body containing the full exception stack trace, which discloses absolute filesystem paths, installed module locations, and internal source line numbers. The server keeps running, so there is no denial of service. The issue is fixed in webpack-dev-server 5.2.7 and 6.1.0, and users should upgrade to one of those versions or later.
- Published
- Oct 22, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 29, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 23th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-209
Report tools
Action score
21
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 21 / 40 · 5.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · openjs
- 5.3
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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- No public exploit code on record
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| webpack.js | webpack-dev-server | cpe:2.3:a:webpack.js:webpack-dev-server |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- webpack.js webpack-dev-server5.1.0 and later · before 5.2.7
- webpack.js webpack-dev-server6.0.0 and later · before 6.1.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (openjs). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
webpack-dev-server webpack-dev-server
- 5.2.7, 6.1.0not affected
- 5.1.0 and later · before 5.2.7affected · semver
- 6.0.0 and later · before 6.1.0affected · semver
Same product
webpack.js: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2026-112085webpack-dev-server vulnerable to cross-origin WebSocket access via proxied upgrades32Monitor
- CVE-2018-14732An issue was discovered in lib/Server.js in webpack-dev-server before 3.1.6.31Monitor
- CVE-2026-6402webpack-dev-server vulnerable to cross-origin source code exposure on non-HTTPS origins26Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-9595Jun 15, 2026 · webpack-dev-server vulnerable to HMR WebSocket interception via permissive user proxies17Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-14620Jul 3, 2026 · webpack-dev-server vulnerable to cross-site request forgery via internal developer endpoints18Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-14631Jul 3, 2026 · webpack-dev-server vulnerable to denial of service via a malformed Host or Origin header21Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| webpack-dev-server webpack-dev-server | 5.2.7 | Vendor (CNA) |
| webpack-dev-server webpack-dev-server | 6.1.0 | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- Fix recordedsame day
- TodayNov 10, 2026+19 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- manus-pireporter
- bjohansebasremediation developer
- UlisesGasconanalyst
- manus-usereporter
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-209 · Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive InformationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Change log
- SSVC exploitation— → none
- Exploit maturity— → none
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.