Vulnerability · Published Sep 29, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-68911Nicotine+: Decompression of peer messages can exhaust available memory
High 8.7
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in nicotine-plus from nicotine-plus. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)8.7High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| nicotine-plus | nicotine-plus | < 3.3.11 |
Weakness: CWE-409 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
- https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/security/advisories/GHSA-8w4c-p7mj-g886 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/pull/3646 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/commit/61de347fbaaab02eae1606df4f95d9dc17066d4c x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/releases/tag/3.3.11 x_refsource_MISC