CVE-2026-115319

fzf 0.36.0 through 0.74.5 Denial of Service via maskActionContents

Published Oct 22, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 2 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
fzf 0.36.0 through 0.74.5 contains an inefficient algorithmic complexity vulnerability in maskActionContents that allows local attackers to exhaust the --listen HTTP server through quadratic string concatenation. Attackers can repeatedly send POST bodies of about 1 MB to the unauthenticated localhost port, blocking the single-threaded server for about 30 seconds each time.

Remediation

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description fzf 0.36.0 through 0.74.5 contains an inefficient algorithmic complexity vulnerability in maskActionContents that allows local attackers to exhaust the --listen HTTP server through quadratic string concatenation. Attackers can repeatedly send POST bodies of about 1 MB to the unauthenticated localhost port, blocking the single-threaded server for about 30 seconds each time.
Title fzf 0.36.0 through 0.74.5 Denial of Service via maskActionContents
First Time appeared Junegunn
Junegunn fzf
Weaknesses CWE-407
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:junegunn:fzf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Junegunn
Junegunn fzf
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Oct 29, 2026, 11:21 AM
Reserved
Oct 22, 2026, 10:11 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 22, 2026, 11:17 AM
Modified
Oct 29, 2026, 12:17 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Oct 22, 2026, 10:57 AM