CVE-2026-115319
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Inefficient Algorithm in fzf HTTP Server
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-115319, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-10-22
Last updated on: 2026-10-22
Assigner: VulnCheck
Description
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.
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Exploitability
CWE
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| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-407 | An algorithm in a product has an inefficient worst-case computational complexity that may be detrimental to system performance and can be triggered by an attacker, typically using crafted manipulations that ensure that the worst case is being reached. |
