CVE-2026-115776
Published: October 28, 2026Last modified: November 10, 2026
Description
Twisted is an event-based framework for internet applications, supporting Python 3.6+. Prior to 26.10.0rc1, twisted.words.protocols.irc.IRC.dataReceived retains all bytes received without a line feed in its per-connection buffer and applies no maximum line length. The twisted.words.service.IRCUser server subclass inherits this behavior, and buffering occurs before PASS, NICK, or USER authentication commands. An unauthenticated connection can continuously grow the buffer until the shared server process runs out of memory and drops all users. This issue is fixed in version 26.10.0rc1.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | py3-twisted | Unknown (22.10.0-r1) |
| 25 LTS | py3-twisted | Unknown (24.11.0-r0) | |
| Stream | py3-twisted | Fixed (26.10.0-r0) |
References
- https://github.com/twisted/twisted/commit/01f8cff7753c1edac132380b2ea939fa6bdbab30
- https://github.com/twisted/twisted/commit/ac90fb7b0ab73688a581fcd9a7c0577ec8ca3059
- https://github.com/twisted/twisted/pull/12771
- https://github.com/twisted/twisted/releases/tag/twisted-26.10.0rc1
- https://github.com/twisted/twisted/security/advisories/GHSA-53xc-49m8-p798