CVE-2026-68911GHSA-8w4c-p7mj-g886
nicotine-plus: Nicotine+: Decompression of peer messages can exhaust available memory
nicotine-plus nicotine-plus
CVSS
8.7HighExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.30%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version. Check the vendor advisory below
What fixes it
No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.
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.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 1
- nicotine-plusaffected: < 3.3.11CVE List
References 4
- github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/commit/61de347fbaaab02eae1606df4f95d9dc17066d4cFixvia CVE List
- github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/releases/tag/3.3.11Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/security/advisories/GHSA-8w4c-p7mj-g886Advisoryvia CVE List
- github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/pull/3646Referencevia CVE List