Remote Memory Exposure in openwhisk
What to do
Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (openwhisk 3.3.1), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.
This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.
Affected packages
npm openwhisk
- Affected
- < 3.3.1
- Fixed in
- 3.3.1
Sources
- Open Source Vulnerabilities (OSV.dev), including the GitHub Advisory Database
OSV record GHSA-53mj-mc38-q894 lists affected ranges: npm openwhisk >=0 <3.3.1 (fixed)
VerifiedObserved Structured OSV record; GitHub-reviewed advisory.
- GitHub Advisory Database and maintainer security advisories on GitHub
GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-53mj-mc38-q894 lists affected ranges: npm openwhisk >=0 <3.3.1
VerifiedObserved Structured GitHub Advisory Database record (type=reviewed) from the GitHub REST API.
Severity and exploitation
- Exploitation
- No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
- CVSS
- not scored
- EPSS
- No dated EPSS signal available.
Source description
As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.
Versions of openwhisk before 3.3.1 are vulnerable to remote memory exposure. When a number is passed to apikey, affected versions of openwhisk allocate an uninitialized buffer and send that over network in Authorization header (base64-encoded). Proof of concept: Recommendation Update to version 3.3.1 or later.
Dates and revisions
- Published by the source
- Last modified by the source
- Source last checked
- Revision 2 · amended ·
Amended from ghsa record GHSA-53mj-mc38-q894
- Revision 1 · created ·
Published from osv record GHSA-53mj-mc38-q894
Agent brief
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# Patch Next advisory brief: GHSA-53mj-mc38-q894 Advisory: Remote Memory Exposure in openwhisk IDs: GHSA-53mj-mc38-q894 Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/ghsa-53mj-mc38-q894 (revision 2, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:08 UTC) Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected. Severity: Unrated Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV. Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: openwhisk 3.3.1. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed. ## Affected components - npm openwhisk: affected < 3.3.1; fixed in 3.3.1 ## Suggested inspection (read-only) - `npm ls openwhisk --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`. ## Supported action Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version. ## Required regression checks - Run the test suite and a production build. - Exercise the features that depend on openwhisk. - Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed. ## Rollback considerations - Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward. ## Unresolved questions - Which deployments run an affected version? - Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority. - Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production. ## Sources - Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-53mj-mc38-q894 (OSV record GHSA-53mj-mc38-q894 lists affected ranges: npm openwhisk >=0 <3.3.1 (fixed)) - Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-53mj-mc38-q894 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-53mj-mc38-q894 lists affected ranges: npm openwhisk >=0 <3.3.1) Commands are suggestions: review each one before running it.
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