CVE-2025-6921

{"id": "CVE-2025-6921", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV30": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "security@huntr.dev", "cvssData": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.0", "baseScore": 5.3, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"}, "impactScore": 1.4, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9}]}, "published": "2025-09-23T14:15:41.387", "references": [{"url": "https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/commit/47c34fba5c303576560cb29767efb452ff12b8be", "source": "security@huntr.dev"}, {"url": "https://huntr.com/bounties/287d15a7-6e7c-45d2-8c05-11e305776f1f", "source": "security@huntr.dev"}], "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "security@huntr.dev", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-400"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The huggingface/transformers library, versions prior to 4.53.0, is vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in the AdamWeightDecay optimizer. The vulnerability arises from the _do_use_weight_decay method, which processes user-controlled regular expressions in the include_in_weight_decay and exclude_from_weight_decay lists. Malicious regular expressions can cause catastrophic backtracking during the re.search call, leading to 100% CPU utilization and a denial of service. This issue can be exploited by attackers who can control the patterns in these lists, potentially causing the machine learning task to hang and rendering services unresponsive."}], "lastModified": "2025-09-24T18:11:24.520", "sourceIdentifier": "security@huntr.dev"}