# CVE-2026-115319: fzf 0.36.0 through 0.74.5 Denial of Service via maskActionContents

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-108122, GHSA-9Q8R-C9Q4-P63H
- Severity: CVSS 2.0 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-10-22 · Updated: 2026-10-29

## Affected

- junegunn fzf: from 0.36.0, through 0.74.5

## Description

fzf 0.36.0 through 0.74.5 contains an inefficient algorithmic complexity vulnerability in maskActionContents that allows local attackers to exhaust the --listen HTTP server through quadratic string concatenation. Attackers can repeatedly send POST bodies of about 1 MB to the unauthenticated localhost port, blocking the single-threaded server for about 30 seconds each time.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on junegunn fzf, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/junegunn/fzf/commit/b412a450538e5f4a1d7057732e75d945dafa18a6
- https://github.com/junegunn/fzf/blob/v0.74.5/src/options.go#L1680-L1736
- https://github.com/junegunn/fzf
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/fzf-0.36.0-through-0.74.5-denial-of-service-via-maskactioncontents

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