CVE-2024-7779

ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) in danswer-ai/danswer

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 20, 2025 at 10:08 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:20 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDanswer

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
PoC

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ latest

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

7.5HIGH@huntr_ai
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-400CWE-1333

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