CVE-2025-2099
HIGHhuggingface/transformers < 4.48.3 - Regular Expression Denial of Service in preprocess_string()
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://huntr.com/bounties/97b780f3-ffca-424f-ad5d-0e1c57a5bde4
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0051
EPSS Percentile
39.3%
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