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CVE-2026-74797 Details

Description

OpenTofu versions before 1.11.4 contain a denial of service vulnerability in the tofu init command when processing maliciously-crafted .zip archives for provider or module packages. Attackers can cause excessive CPU usage by controlling .zip archive content served during dependency installation, degrading system performance and preventing timely completion of the init process.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:3.1 LOWVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/security/advisories/GHSA-r92c-9c7f-3pj8 [email protected]
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/opentofu-before-denial-of-service-via-malicious-zip [email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption[email protected]

Affected Products

No affected product data is available for this CVE.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-74797
NVD Published Date:
Aug 16, 2026
NVD Last Modified:
Sep 8, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2026-74797 Details - Not Deferred