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CVE-2026-60108: zeek · Unthrottled Resource Allocation

Affects zeekSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 8.0.9 soon.

Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 14:34 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.08.7
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.17.5
CISA SSVC
Exploitation
No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
Automatable
Attackers can reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
Technical impact
Limited control over the software or limited information exposure

CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-07-09.

Patch
Available – fixed in 8.0.9
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 Jul 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 8 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade zeek to 8.0.9.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
zeekzeekAffected
  • <8.0.9
Fixed in–
GitHubzeekpkg:github/zeekOther threatsAffected
  • <8.0.9
Fixed in
  • 8.0.9

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AI-suggested

Upgrade Zeek to version 8.0.9 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. No other mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

Zeek versions before 8.0.9 have a vulnerability in the FTP analyzer that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a crafted FTP control session. The flaw is due to uncontrolled memory consumption triggered by a large ADAT control line during AUTH GSSAPI negotiation, which causes the internal buffer to grow without limits during base64 decoding.

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