CVE-2026-74797

low

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.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/opentofu-before-denial-of-service-via-malicious-zip

https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/security/advisories/GHSA-r92c-9c7f-3pj8

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-08-16

Updated: 2026-08-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 3.1

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Severity: Low

CVSS v4

Base Score: 2.3

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: Low