CVE-2026-33332

NiceGUI's unvalidated chunk size parameter in media routes can cause memory exhaustion

Published Mar 24, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
NiceGUI is a Python-based UI framework. Prior to version 3.9.0, NiceGUI's app.add_media_file() and app.add_media_files() media routes accept a user-controlled query parameter that influences how files are read during streaming. The parameter is passed to the range-response implementation without validation, allowing an attacker to bypass chunked streaming and force the server to load entire files into memory at once. With large media files and concurrent requests, this can lead to excessive memory consumption, degraded performance, or denial of service. This issue has been patched in version 3.9.0.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-w5g8-5849-vj76 NiceGUI's unvalidated chunk size parameter in media routes can cause memory exhaustion
History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:zauberzeug:nicegui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Zauberzeug
Zauberzeug nicegui
Vendors & Products Zauberzeug
Zauberzeug nicegui
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Description NiceGUI is a Python-based UI framework. Prior to version 3.9.0, NiceGUI's app.add_media_file() and app.add_media_files() media routes accept a user-controlled query parameter that influences how files are read during streaming. The parameter is passed to the range-response implementation without validation, allowing an attacker to bypass chunked streaming and force the server to load entire files into memory at once. With large media files and concurrent requests, this can lead to excessive memory consumption, degraded performance, or denial of service. This issue has been patched in version 3.9.0.
Title NiceGUI's unvalidated chunk size parameter in media routes can cause memory exhaustion
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Mar 25, 2026, 4:19 PM
Reserved
Mar 18, 2026, 10:15 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 24, 2026, 8:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:37 AM