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.
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Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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threat_severity

Low


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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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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.
Title OpenTofu before 1.11.4 Denial of Service via malicious zip
Weaknesses CWE-400
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-17T17:42:56.586Z

Reserved: 2026-08-16T12:59:42.223Z

Link: CVE-2026-74797

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-17T17:42:53.066Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-08-16T14:16:57.930

Modified: 2026-09-08T20:28:37.587

Link: CVE-2026-74797

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-08-16T13:14:19Z

Links: CVE-2026-74797 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-17T10:58:26Z

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