CVE-2026-68911
Prior to version 3.3.11, a modified remote client can send zlib-compressed peer messages containing a decompression bomb, exhausting available memory of the recipient's operating system.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.30%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Nicotine+ is a graphical client for the Soulseek peer-to-peer network. Prior to version 3.3.11, a modified remote client can send zlib-compressed peer messages containing a decompression bomb, exhausting available memory of the recipient's operating system. This issue has been patched in version 3.3.11.
- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.30% probability · 23th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-409
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
EPSS moved from 0.3% on 30 September 2026 to 0.3% on 26 October 2026.
References
- https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/commit/61de347fbaaab02eae1606df4f95d9dc17066d4c
- https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/pull/3646
- https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/releases/tag/3.3.11
- https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/security/advisories/GHSA-8w4c-p7mj-g886
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.