OpenTofu before 1.11.4 Denial of Service via malicious zip
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.
CVE-2026-74797
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-74797
opentofu
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"vendor": "opentofu",
"product": "opentofu",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "1.11.4",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "1.11.4",
"versionType": "semver"
}
],
"packageURL": "pkg:golang/github.com/opentofu/opentofu",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-74797
Source reference:
/cveMetadata/cveId
Publisher severity
low
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #12856 · Revision 1
- Added to Heist Feed
- Publisher date