CVE-2026-68911
Nicotine+ is a graphical client for the Soulseek peer-to-peer network
- Risk score
- 62/100
- CVSS
- 8.7 v4.0
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.3%
- Published
- 29 Sep 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- Nicotine+ is a graphical client for the Soulseek peer-to-peer network. Prior to version 3.3.11, a modified remote client can send zlib-compressed peer messages containing a decompression bomb, exhausting available memory of the recipient's operating system. This issue has been patched in version 3.3.11.
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Upgrade the product to 3.3.11 or later.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Amber
- CVSS 8.7 high
- Remotely exploitable without logging in
References
- https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/commit/61de347fbaaab02eae1606df4f95d9dc17066d4c
- https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/pull/3646
- https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/releases/tag/3.3.11
- https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/security/advisories/GHSA-8w4c-p7mj-g886
Original description
Nicotine+ is a graphical client for the Soulseek peer-to-peer network. Prior to version 3.3.11, a modified remote client can send zlib-compressed peer messages containing a decompression bomb, exhausting available memory of the recipient's operating system. This issue has been patched in version 3.3.11.
Last activity 29 Sep 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.