CVE-2025-2099
HIGHHuggingface Transformers < 4.48.3 - Denial of Service
Title source: ruleDescription
A vulnerability in the `preprocess_string()` function of the `transformers.testing_utils` module in huggingface/transformers version v4.48.3 allows for a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attack. The regular expression used to process code blocks in docstrings contains nested quantifiers, leading to exponential backtracking when processing input with a large number of newline characters. An attacker can exploit this by providing a specially crafted payload, causing high CPU usage and potential application downtime, effectively resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) scenario.
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0009
EPSS Percentile
25.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-1333
Status
published
Products (2)
huggingface/transformers
< 4.48.3
pypi/transformers
0 - 4.50.0PyPI
Published
May 19, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026