CVE-2026-47180
Zeroconf is a pure Python implementation of multicast DNS service discovery. Prior to 0.149.5, DNSIncoming._decode_labels_at_offset recurses once per DNS-name compression pointer, and a single mDNS packet carrying chained pointers can trigger a RecursionError that escapes DNSIncoming.__init__, causing sustained CPU burn, log flooding, and degraded mDNS-dependent features for unauthenticated hosts on the local link over UDP/5353 (224.0.0.251 / ff02::fb). This issue is fixed in version 0.149.5.
Published:Jul 17, 2026
Last Modified:Aug 17, 2026
EPS:Jul 17, 2026
EPSS Score:0.0023
CVSS Score:6.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Paulsm
Product
Zeroconf
Paulsm
Zeroconf
Vendor
Python-zeroconf
Product
Python-zeroconf
Python-zeroconf
Python-zeroconf
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Attack Vector
Network
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User Interaction
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