CVE-2026-115774

Public on 2026-10-23
Modified on 2026-10-26
Description
A flaw was found in Twisted. An authenticated remote attacker can send a specially crafted search command with a negative size to the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) service, triggering an infinite processing loop. This flaw leads to a Denial of Service (DoS), freezing the application and halting all network services managed by the affected process until it is restarted.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
6.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2023 python-twisted Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core python-twisted-core Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Core python-twisted-web Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Core python-twisted-words Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H