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CVE-2026-55078

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.34% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS · Published 2026-07-07 · Last synced 2026-08-06

CyberRota Analysis

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The vulnerability affects Coder versions 2.17.0 through 2.29.6 and 2.32.6 through 2.34.1, allowing authenticated users to exploit the `POST /api/v2/files` endpoint by uploading zip files that can lead to a denial of service due to unbounded memory consumption. Organizations using these versions should prioritize patching to versions 2.29.7, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, or 2.34.2, or implement workarounds such as restricting upload permissions or using a reverse proxy with size limits. This issue primarily impacts availability and should be addressed by teams managing remote development environments.

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CVE
CVE-2026-55078
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
0.34%

Original NVD Description

Coder allows organizations to provision remote development environments via Terraform. Starting in version 2.17.0 and prior to versions 2.29.7, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, and 2.34.2, `POST /api/v2/files` converts zip uploads to tar in memory via `CreateTarFromZip`, which enforced a per-entry size limit but no aggregate limit on total decompressed output, writing to an unbounded in-memory buffer. Exploitation requires authenticated file-upload access and the impact is limited to availability (denial of service). The fix in versions 2.29.7, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, and 2.34.2 adds a metadata preflight check that sums projected entry sizes and a streaming writer that enforces the aggregate limit during decompression. As a workaround, restrict file-upload permissions to trusted users or place a reverse proxy with request-body size limits in front of `coderd`.

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