Is github.com/opentofu/opentofu affected by GHSA-hw5x-4r37-72w7?

Go github.com/opentofu/opentofu is affected in <1.11.6.

Is GHSA-hw5x-4r37-72w7 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is not available.

low

GHSA-hw5x-4r37-72w7

Q: Is GHSA-hw5x-4r37-72w7 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is not available.

Go · github.com/opentofu/opentofu

Summary

OpenTofu has unbounded memory usage, high CPU usage, or deadlock in "tofu init" with maliciously-crafted dependency responses

Severity: low
Published: 2026-04-14

References

https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/security/advisories/GHSA-hw5x-4r37-72w7
https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/issues/4029
https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/issues/4030

Related advisories

GHSA-q7j3-v8qv-22vq — high · Go/github.com/opentofu/opentofu
GHSA-r92c-9c7f-3pj8 — medium · Go/github.com/opentofu/opentofu
GHSA-mjcp-gpgx-ggcg — medium · Go/github.com/opentofu/opentofu

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