CVE-2024-7779 json
ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) in danswer-ai/danswer
published 2025-03-20 19 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-6955
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability in danswer-ai/danswer version 1 allows an attacker to perform a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) by manipulating regular expressions. This can significantly slow down the application's response time and potentially render it completely unusable.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 19 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected products
- danswer-ai danswer-ai/danswer
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-1333 Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-7779
- NVD CVE-2024-7779
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