GHSA-jgvr-6x5w-hx5w
GHSA-jgvr-6x5w-hx5w is a remote code execution vulnerability in kcl-lib. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-jgvr-6x5w-hx5w is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Zoo Design Studio: Recursive KCL parsing is vulnerable to denial-of-service
Real-World Exposure
kcl-lib🐍zoo-kclReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects crates.io, PyPI packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Impact
Feeding a KCL program that wraps an expression in deep, unnecessary parentheses triggers the parser’s recursive expression -> unnecessarily_bracketed -> expression path. With enough nesting, the call stack grows until it exceeds the process stack limit, causing a stack overflow.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🦀crates.io | kcl-lib | all versions | 0.3.129 |
| 🐍PyPI | zoo-kcl | all versions | 0.3.129 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for kcl-lib. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update kcl-lib to 0.3.129 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-jgvr-6x5w-hx5w is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-jgvr-6x5w-hx5w is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-jgvr-6x5w-hx5w. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-jgvr-6x5w-hx5w in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-jgvr-6x5w-hx5w across crates.io, PyPI dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.