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CVE-2026-40036

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.51% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2026-04-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

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A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2026-40036
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
0.51%

Original NVD Description

Unfurl beforeĀ 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.

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