Vulnerability Description
fzf is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) due to inefficient HTTP body processing in the --listen mode due to inefficient HTTP body processing using repeated string concatenation, resulting in quadratic time complexity (O(n²)). A crafted POST request with many small segments can trigger excessive CPU usage during request handling.This allows a single malicious request to monopolize the single‑threaded HTTP server, blocking all other clients and resulting in denial of service. This issue was fixed in version 0.73.1.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Junegunn | Fzf | < 0.73.1 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/06/CVE-2026-53432Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/junegunn/fzfProduct
- https://github.com/junegunn/fzf/commit/7963a2c6586c0b9eaa89b8995de8f0e08cf8a4cePatch
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-53433?
CVE-2026-53433 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). fzf is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) due to inefficient HTTP body processing in the --listen mode due to inefficient HTTP body processing using repeated string concatenation, resulting in qu...
How severe is CVE-2026-53433?
CVE-2026-53433 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-53433?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Junegunn Fzf.