CVE-2026-73232
ffuf denial of service (OOM) via HTTP response decompression bomb
Description
ffuf is a fast web fuzzer written in Go. Prior to 2.2.0, ffuf allows a malicious target server to cause an out-of-memory denial of service because the response size guard in pkg/runner/simple.go checks only the compressed Content-Length while io.ReadAll reads gzip, brotli, deflate, transparently decompressed, or chunked response bodies without a decompressed-size bound. This issue is fixed in version 2.2.0.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 11, 2026, 8:18 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 11, 2026, 8:18 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-73232
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update ffuf to version 2.2.0 or later.
- Apply patches or upgrade the affected software.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 11, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'ffuf', 'product': 'ffuf', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '< 2.2.0'}]}] Added Description ffuf is a fast web fuzzer written in Go. Prior to 2.2.0, ffuf allows a malicious target server to cause an out-of-memory denial of service because the response size guard in pkg/runner/simple.go checks only the compressed Content-Length while io.ReadAll reads gzip, brotli, deflate, transparently decompressed, or chunked response bodies without a decompressed-size bound. This issue is fixed in version 2.2.0. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-409 Added Reference https://github.com/ffuf/ffuf/commit/fb0da86c60443b0dddbc9a86e91e3a6487dff79b Added Reference https://github.com/ffuf/ffuf/pull/897 Added Reference https://github.com/ffuf/ffuf/releases/tag/v2.2.0 Added Reference https://github.com/ffuf/ffuf/security/advisories/GHSA-jcvh-xf52-2cwm