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.
History

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Opentofu
Opentofu opentofu
Vendors & Products Opentofu
Opentofu opentofu

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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.
Title OpenTofu before 1.11.4 Denial of Service via malicious zip
Weaknesses CWE-400
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 2.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-08-16T13:14:19.060Z

Updated: 2026-08-17T17:42:56.586Z

Reserved: 2026-08-16T12:59:42.223Z

Link: CVE-2026-74797

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-17T17:42:53.066Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-16T14:16:57.930

Modified: 2026-08-17T18:18:15.263

Link: CVE-2026-74797

cve-icon Redhat

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