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CVE-2026-61541: Zapros, a Python HTTP client, prior to version 0.14.0 is vulnerable to denial of service when an application requests content from an untrusted server, or follows a redirect to one, because a malicious response containin

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NIST National Vulnerability Database ha pubblicato CVE-2026-61541. La rilevanza va confermata rispetto alle tecnologie effettivamente in uso.

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Zapros, a Python HTTP client, prior to version 0.14.0 is vulnerable to denial of service when an application requests content from an untrusted server, or follows a redirect to one, because a malicious response containing an excessive number of chained `Content-Encoding` values causes Zapros to construct a deeply nested decompression chain that consumes excessive resources. Version 0.14.0 patches the vulnerability by limiting responses to five content-encoding layers and raising `DecodingError` when that limit is exceeded. As a workaround, applications can add response middleware that inspects the `Content-Encoding` header and rejects responses containing more than a safe number of encoding layers.

Source
NIST National Vulnerability Database
Publishing entity
NIST National Vulnerability Database
Entity type
National authority
Area
North America · US
Original language
en · translation in preparation
Publication
22/09/2026 00:16
CVE
CVE-2026-61541
Classification
Medium
Stated country
US
Technical scope

Affected products and versions

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