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CVE-2026-121691: lucasrodes whatstk · Data Amplification

Affects lucasrodes whatstkSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.7 Medium : upgrade to 0.9.0 when convenient.

Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 17:49 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.7Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (Secur0)CVSS 4.06.7
Patch
Available – fixed in 0.9.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 10 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 10 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade lucasrodes whatstk to 0.9.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
lucasrodeswhatstkAffected
  • >=0.7.0 <0.9.0
Fixed in
  • 0.9.0
PyPIwhatstkpkg:pypi/whatstkOther threatsAffected
  • >=0.7.0 <0.9.0
Fixed in
  • 0.9.0

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AI-suggested

Upgrade whatstk to version 0.9.0 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The fix prevents unbounded extraction and processing of ZIP files, mitigating the risk of resource exhaustion. No other mitigation is required if the updated version is deployed.

Description

CVE-2026-121691 is a vulnerability in the ZIP loader of the whatstk tool versions 0.7.0 up to but not including 0.9.0. It involves improper handling of highly compressed ZIP data, allowing an attacker supplying a crafted chat export to cause excessive memory and disk usage during parsing. This is due to unbounded extraction and processing of ZIP contents, leading to resource exhaustion and potential process termination.

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