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CVE-2026-71832: Aria2 versions 1.37.0 and earlier contain a divide-by-zero

Affects aria2Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.2 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.2Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 4% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 24 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubaria2/aria2pkg:github/aria2/aria2Other threatsAffected
  • <=1.37.0
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, consider limiting exposure of the affected Aria2 service to untrusted networks to reduce risk.

Description

Aria2 versions 1.37.0 and earlier contain a divide-by-zero vulnerability in the src/bittorrent_helper.cc component. This flaw can be triggered remotely to cause a denial of service by crashing the application. The vulnerability affects availability but does not impact confidentiality or integrity. The severity is medium with a CVSS score of 6.2. No official patch or remediation details are currently available.

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