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CVE-2026-65627 (GCVE-0-2026-65627)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-26 19:53 – Updated: 2026-10-26 19:53

Title

Decompression bomb via unbounded zlib:inflate in jose_jwe_zip:uncompress/2

Summary

Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) vulnerability in potatosalad jose (erlang-jose) allows a remote attacker to exhaust a node's memory with a small crafted JWE token. The jose_jwe_zip:uncompress/2 function in src/jwe/jose_jwe_zip.erl decompresses the DEFLATE-compressed plaintext of a JWE that carries the optional zip: DEF header by calling zlib:inflate/2 on the entire attacker-controlled stream, with no bound on the output size or the inflation ratio. Raw DEFLATE reaches ratios around 1000:1 on highly repetitive input, so a few-kilobyte token inflates to hundreds of megabytes or gigabytes in a single call. Decompression runs automatically during decryption through jose_jwe:block_decrypt/2 (JOSE.JWE.block_decrypt/2 in Elixir), before the recipient can inspect or reject the payload. With the common asymmetric key-management algorithms (RSA-OAEP, ECDH-ES) an attacker needs only the recipient's public key to craft such a token, so no authentication or secret material is required. A single small token can exhaust the node's memory and crash the BEAM, denying service to all users. This issue affects jose: from 1.0.0 before 1.11.13.

Severity

6.9 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CWE

CWE-409 - Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)

Assigner

EEF CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard A 97/100 over 345 records in the last 180 days details

References

5 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/potatosalad/erlang-jose/securi…	vendor-advisoryrelated
https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-65627.html	related
https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-65627	related
https://github.com/potatosalad/erlang-jose/commit…	related
https://github.com/potatosalad/erlang-jose/commit…	patch

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
potatosalad	jose	Affected: 1.0.0 , < 1.11.13 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:potatosalad:jose::::::::
potatosalad	jose	Affected: a7746ecd4950f85a393136e449a91dac62b5c429 , < 857eb8e7f2d33e2c9ca2189e77226561cacaf2ad (git) cpe:2.3:a:potatosalad:jose::::::::

Credits

Peter Ullrich Andrew Bennett Jonatan Männchen / EEF

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FKIE_CVE-2026-65627

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-10-26 20:17 - Updated: 2026-10-27 15:00

Severity

6.9 (Medium) - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db	https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-65627.html
	6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db	https://github.com/potatosalad/erlang-jose/commit/857eb8e7f2d33e2c9ca2189e77226561cacaf2ad
	6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db	https://github.com/potatosalad/erlang-jose/commit/a7746ecd4950f85a393136e449a91dac62b5c429
	6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db	https://github.com/potatosalad/erlang-jose/security/advisories/GHSA-wfpv-qxp8-x5gm
	6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db	https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-65627

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "collectionURL": "https://repo.hex.pm",
          "cpes": [
            "cpe:2.3:a:potatosalad:jose:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
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          ],
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          "packageURL": "pkg:hex/jose",
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          "programFiles": [
            "src/jwe/jose_jwe_zip.erl",
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            "lib/jose/jwe.ex"
          ],
          "programRoutines": [
            {
              "name": "jose_jwe_zip:uncompress/2"
            },
            {
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            },
            {
              "name": "\u0027Elixir.JOSE.JWE\u0027:block_decrypt/2"
            }
          ],
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          "vendor": "potatosalad",
          "versions": [
            {
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              "status": "affected",
              "version": "1.0.0",
              "versionType": "semver"
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            "lib/jose/jwe.ex"
          ],
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            },
            {
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              "versionType": "git"
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        }
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    }
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  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) vulnerability in potatosalad jose (erlang-jose) allows a remote attacker to exhaust a node\u0027s memory with a small crafted JWE token.\n\nThe jose_jwe_zip:uncompress/2 function in src/jwe/jose_jwe_zip.erl decompresses the DEFLATE-compressed plaintext of a JWE that carries the optional zip: DEF header by calling zlib:inflate/2 on the entire attacker-controlled stream, with no bound on the output size or the inflation ratio. Raw DEFLATE reaches ratios around 1000:1 on highly repetitive input, so a few-kilobyte token inflates to hundreds of megabytes or gigabytes in a single call.\n\nDecompression runs automatically during decryption through jose_jwe:block_decrypt/2 (JOSE.JWE.block_decrypt/2 in Elixir), before the recipient can inspect or reject the payload. With the common asymmetric key-management algorithms (RSA-OAEP, ECDH-ES) an attacker needs only the recipient\u0027s public key to craft such a token, so no authentication or secret material is required. A single small token can exhaust the node\u0027s memory and crash the BEAM, denying service to all users.\n\nThis issue affects jose: from 1.0.0 before 1.11.13."
    }
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  "lastModified": "2026-10-27T15:00:49.240",
  "metrics": {
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      {
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          "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
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          "attackRequirements": "NONE",
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          "modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
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          "modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
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          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
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          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
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  "references": [
    {
      "source": "6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db",
      "url": "https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-65627.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db",
      "url": "https://github.com/potatosalad/erlang-jose/commit/857eb8e7f2d33e2c9ca2189e77226561cacaf2ad"
    },
    {
      "source": "6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db",
      "url": "https://github.com/potatosalad/erlang-jose/commit/a7746ecd4950f85a393136e449a91dac62b5c429"
    },
    {
      "source": "6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db",
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    },
    {
      "source": "6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db",
      "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-65627"
    }
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  "sourceIdentifier": "6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-409"
        }
      ],
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      "type": "Secondary"
    }
  ]
}

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-65627 (CVE-2026-65627)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2026-10-27 00:00 – Updated: 2026-10-27 00:00 – Source website

Details

Severity

6.9 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-65627	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-65627	REPORT
	https://cna.erlef.org/cves/cve-2026-65627.html	REPORT
	https://github.com	REPORT
	https://github.com/potatosalad/erlang-jose	REPORT
	https://github.com/potatosalad/erlang-jose/commit…	REPORT
	https://github.com/potatosalad/erlang-jose/commit…	REPORT
	https://github.com/potatosalad/erlang-jose/securi…	REPORT
	https://hex.pm/packages/jose	REPORT
	https://repo.hex.pm	REPORT
	https://github.com/cveproject/cvelistv5/tree/main…	REPORT
	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/cve-2026-65627	REPORT
	https://osv.dev/vulnerability/eef-cve-2026-65627	REPORT

JSON

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "jose",
            "binary_version": "10-2build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libjose0",
            "binary_version": "10-2build1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "jose",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/jose@10-2build1?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "10-2",
        "10-2build1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "jose",
            "binary_version": "10-2build2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libjose0",
            "binary_version": "10-2build2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "jose",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/jose@10-2build2?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
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    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "jose",
            "binary_version": "11-2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libjose0",
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          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
        "name": "jose",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/jose@11-2?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
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        "11-2"
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    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "jose",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libjose0",
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        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
        "name": "jose",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/jose@13-1?arch=source\u0026distro=noble"
      },
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        {
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            {
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          ],
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      ],
      "versions": [
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        "11-3build1",
        "11-3build2",
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    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "jose",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libjose0",
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      },
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        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.10",
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        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/jose@14-2build2?arch=source\u0026distro=stonking"
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      ],
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        "14-2build1"
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    }
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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) vulnerability in potatosalad jose (erlang-jose) allows a remote attacker to exhaust a node\u0027s memory with a small crafted JWE token. The jose_jwe_zip:uncompress/2 function in src/jwe/jose_jwe_zip.erl decompresses the DEFLATE-compressed plaintext of a JWE that carries the optional zip: DEF header by calling zlib:inflate/2 on the entire attacker-controlled stream, with no bound on the output size or the inflation ratio. Raw DEFLATE reaches ratios around 1000:1 on highly repetitive input, so a few-kilobyte token inflates to hundreds of megabytes or gigabytes in a single call. Decompression runs automatically during decryption through jose_jwe:block_decrypt/2 (JOSE.JWE.block_decrypt/2 in Elixir), before the recipient can inspect or reject the payload. With the common asymmetric key-management algorithms (RSA-OAEP, ECDH-ES) an attacker needs only the recipient\u0027s public key to craft such a token, so no authentication or secret material is required. A single small token can exhaust the node\u0027s memory and crash the BEAM, denying service to all users. This issue affects jose: from 1.0.0 before 1.11.13.",
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      "type": "REPORT",
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      "type": "REPORT",
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      "type": "REPORT",
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    {
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    {
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      "type": "REPORT",
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      "type": "REPORT",
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      "type": "REPORT",
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}

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