CVE-2026-3816

low-risk

Published 2026-03-09

A security vulnerability has been detected in OWASP DefectDojo up to 2.55.4. This vulnerability affects the function input_zip.read of the file parser.py of the component SonarQubeParser/MSDefenderParser. The manipulation leads to denial of service. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.56.0 is able to resolve this issue. The identifier of the patch is e8f1e5131535b8fd80a7b1b3085d676295fdcd41. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Do I need to act?

0.03% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 4.3/10 Medium

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Defectdojo

Affected Vendors

Owasp

References (8)

Patch https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/commit/e8f1e5131535b8fd80a7b1b30...

Issue Tracking https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/pull/14408

Release Notes https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/releases/tag/2.56.0

Exploit https://github.com/henrrrychau/cve-bug-bounty/blob/main/dfdj_zip_bomb_dos_oom/df...

Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.349782

Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.349782

Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?submit.769524

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low-risk

Severity 18/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal