CVE-2026-74797

LOW

CVE: CVE-2026-74797 - OpenTofu versions before 1Sign in to save

CVSS

3.1

CVSS v3.1

EPSS

N/A

Exploit Prediction Score

Published

August 16, 2026

Exploitability

No EPSS data available

Description

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.

Weaknesses

CWE-400

Affected Packages

No package data available.

Aliases

CVE-2026-74797

Related references

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https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/security/advisories/GHSA-r92c-9c7f-3pj8
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/opentofu-before-denial-of-service-via-malicious-zip