CVE-2026-68911
Published:September 29, 2026
Updated:October 15, 2026
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 Packages
https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=3.0.0 <3.3.11Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.3.11nicotine-plus (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=3.0.0 <3.3.11Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.3.11Related Resources (6)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.30