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CVE-2026-40036: Unfurl's unbounded zlib decompression allows decompression bomb DoS

January 29, 2026 (updated April 10, 2026)

The compressed data parser uses zlib.decompress() without a maximum output size. A small, highly compressed payload can expand to a very large output, causing memory exhaustion and denial of service.

References

  • github.com/RyanDFIR/unfurl/commit/7cc711a65b106742a21080b755f81c17b5725aa8
  • github.com/RyanDFIR/unfurl/pull/243
  • github.com/RyanDFIR/unfurl/releases/tag/v2026.04
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-h5qv-qjv4-pc5m
  • github.com/obsidianforensics/unfurl
  • github.com/obsidianforensics/unfurl/security/advisories/GHSA-h5qv-qjv4-pc5m
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40036
  • www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dfir-unfurl-denial-of-service-via-unbounded-zlib-decompression

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Affected versions

All versions before 20260405

Fixed versions

  • 20260405

Solution

Upgrade to version 20260405 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
  • CWE-409: Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)

Source file

pypi/dfir-unfurl/CVE-2026-40036.yml

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