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.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
nicotine-plus nicotine-plus affected
Version Status Constraints
< 3.3.11 affected —

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/commit/61de347fbaaab02eae1606df4f95d9dc17066d4c cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/pull/3646 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/releases/tag/3.3.11 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/nicotine-plus/nicotine-plus/security/advisories/GHSA-8w4c-p7mj-g886 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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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.
Title Nicotine+: Decompression of peer messages can exhaust available memory
Weaknesses CWE-409
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-29T16:05:09.695Z

Reserved: 2026-07-31T21:04:04.040Z

Link: CVE-2026-68911

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-29T16:04:51.711Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-29T15:17:27.647

Modified: 2026-09-29T17:17:09.350

Link: CVE-2026-68911

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