What is CVE-2024-8966?

CVE-2024-8966 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gradio Video, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-03-20.

How severe is CVE-2024-8966?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-8966 known to be exploited?

6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Resource exhaustion in Gradio Video

CVE-2024-8966

A vulnerability in the file upload process of gradio-app/gradio version @gradio/video@0.10.2 allows for a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. An attacker can append a large number of characters to the end of a multipart boundary, causing the system to continuously process each character and issue warnings. This can render Gradio inaccessible for extended periods, disrupting services and causing significant downtime.

EPSS: 0.007 (51.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Gradio Video — versions 0.10.2
Gradio-app Gradio-app/gradio — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@huntr.dev (Exploit)
security@huntr.dev

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8966?: CVE-2024-8966 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gradio Video, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-03-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-8966?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-8966 known to be exploited?: 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.