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GHSA-2wrx-84qj-4pcg

MEDIUM LOW github.com/anacrolix/torrent GHSA

Exploit verdict: No active-exploit signal

CVSS Score
5.5
Severity
MEDIUM
EPSS
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Source
GHSA

Summary

anacrolix torrent has unbounded recursion in the bencode decoder that causes stack-overflow crash and CPU-exhaustion DoS

What this means

GHSA-2wrx-84qj-4pcg is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting github.com/anacrolix/torrent, rated CVSS 5.5. Published October 30, 2026.

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