CVE-2026-40036: Unfurl < 2026.04 - Denial of Service via Unbounded zlib Decompression
obsidianforensics · unfurl
Fixed in 2026.04 · Affected: obsidianforensics unfurl before 2026.04 · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
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Higher than 44% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
Unfurl before 2026.04 contains an unbounded zlib decompression vulnerability in parse_compressed.py that allows remote attackers to cause denial of service. Attackers can submit highly compressed payloads via URL parameters to the /json/visjs endpoint that expand to gigabytes, exhausting server memory and crashing the service.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- obsidianforensics · unfurlbefore 2026.04
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Published
- April 2026
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