diff --git a/src/transport_layer/node_conn_direct.c b/src/transport_layer/node_conn_direct.c
index 85f244ce..0713d88d 100644
--- a/src/transport_layer/node_conn_direct.c
+++ b/src/transport_layer/node_conn_direct.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ struct NODE_CONN_DIRECT {
     ncd_callback                cb;
     void*                       cb_arg;
     struct NODE_CONN_DIRECT*    next;
+    void*                       deliver_up_token;   /* handle uasync_call_soon отложенной доставки UP (для отмены при close) */
 };
 
 /* ─── forward declarations ─── */
@@ -379,9 +380,21 @@ static void ncd_connect_timeout_cb(void* arg) {
 
 static void ncd_deliver_up_cb(void* arg) {
     struct NODE_CONN_DIRECT* h = (struct NODE_CONN_DIRECT*)arg;
+    h->deliver_up_token = NULL;   /* токен consumed — close больше не отменит освобождённый узел */
     if (h->cb) h->cb(h, NCD_EVENT_UP, h->cb_arg);
 }
 
+/* Планирует отложенную доставку UP и сохраняет токен для возможной отмены при close. */
+static void ncd_schedule_deliver_up(struct UASYNC* ua, struct NODE_CONN_DIRECT* h) {
+    h->deliver_up_token = uasync_call_soon(ua, h, ncd_deliver_up_cb);
+}
+
+/* Отменяет pending-доставку UP (если ещё не сработала). Без этого h освобождается,
+ * а отложенный ncd_deliver_up_cb читает freed-память — UAF. */
+static void ncd_cancel_deliver_up(struct NODE_CONN_DIRECT* h, struct UASYNC* ua) {
+    if (h->deliver_up_token) { uasync_call_soon_cancel(ua, h->deliver_up_token); h->deliver_up_token = NULL; }
+}
+
 /* ═══════════ FIN_WAIT ═══════════ */
 /*
  * fin_wait — состояние ожидания подтверждения закрытия от пира.
@@ -573,7 +586,7 @@ int node_conn_direct_open(struct UTUN_INSTANCE* inst, uint64_t node_id,
         entry->handle_count++;
         *out_handle = h;
         if (entry->conn && entry->conn->state == 1 && entry->up) {
-            uasync_call_soon(inst->ua, h, ncd_deliver_up_cb);
+            ncd_schedule_deliver_up(inst->ua, h);
             DEBUG_INFO(DEBUG_CATEGORY_NCD, "[ncd] open REUSED (ready) node=0x%016llx handles=%d", (unsigned long long)node_id, entry->handle_count);
         } else if (entry->timed_out) {
             struct TOPO_NODE* ni = ncd_lookup_node(inst, node_id);
@@ -613,7 +626,7 @@ int node_conn_direct_open(struct UTUN_INSTANCE* inst, uint64_t node_id,
         etcp_conn_add_cbk(conn, ncd_down_cb, entry, ETCP_CBK_EVENT_DOWN);
 
         if (conn->state == 1 && entry->up) {
-            uasync_call_soon(inst->ua, h, ncd_deliver_up_cb);
+            ncd_schedule_deliver_up(inst->ua, h);
             DEBUG_INFO(DEBUG_CATEGORY_NCD, "[ncd] open REUSED new-entry (ready) node=0x%016llx conn=%p", (unsigned long long)node_id, (void*)conn);
         } else {
             {   struct TOPO_NODE* ni = ncd_lookup_node(inst, node_id);
@@ -732,7 +745,7 @@ int node_conn_direct_open_node(struct UTUN_INSTANCE* inst, uint64_t node_id,
         entry->handle_count++;
         *out_handle = h;
         if (entry->conn && entry->conn->state == 1 && entry->up) {
-            uasync_call_soon(inst->ua, h, ncd_deliver_up_cb);
+            ncd_schedule_deliver_up(inst->ua, h);
             DEBUG_INFO(DEBUG_CATEGORY_NCD, "[ncd] open_node REUSED (ready) node=0x%016llx handles=%d", (unsigned long long)node_id, entry->handle_count);
         } else if (entry->timed_out) {
             ncd_revive_entry(entry, inst, ni, specific_sock);
@@ -769,7 +782,7 @@ int node_conn_direct_open_node(struct UTUN_INSTANCE* inst, uint64_t node_id,
         etcp_conn_add_cbk(conn, ncd_down_cb, entry, ETCP_CBK_EVENT_DOWN);
 
         if (conn->state == 1 && entry->up) {
-            uasync_call_soon(inst->ua, h, ncd_deliver_up_cb);
+            ncd_schedule_deliver_up(inst->ua, h);
             DEBUG_INFO(DEBUG_CATEGORY_NCD, "[ncd] open_node REUSED new-entry (ready) node=0x%016llx conn=%p", (unsigned long long)node_id, (void*)conn);
         } else {
             ncd_create_links(entry, ni, specific_sock);
@@ -863,6 +876,7 @@ void node_conn_direct_close(struct NODE_CONN_DIRECT* h) {
     if (!h) return;
     struct ncd_entry* entry = h->entry;
     if (!entry) { u_free(h); return; }
+    ncd_cancel_deliver_up(h, entry->ua);
 
     uint64_t node_id = entry->node_id;
     struct ETCP_CONN* conn = entry->conn;
@@ -953,6 +967,7 @@ void node_conn_direct_force_close(struct NODE_CONN_DIRECT* h) {
     if (!h) return;
     if (!h->entry) { DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_NCD, "[ncd] force_close: h=%p h->entry=NULL", h); u_free(h); return; }
     struct ncd_entry* entry = h->entry;
+    ncd_cancel_deliver_up(h, entry->ua);
     DEBUG_INFO(DEBUG_CATEGORY_NCD, "[ncd] force_close h=%p entry=%p node=0x%016llx handles=%d",
                h, entry, (unsigned long long)entry->node_id, entry->handle_count);