Denial of Service in gradio-app/gradio
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
A vulnerability in the file upload process of gradio-app/gradio version @gradio/[email protected] 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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gradio-app | gradio-app/gradio | before 5.9 | 5.9 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | gradio (PyPI) | up to 5.22.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-5cpq-9538-jm2j |
- gradio-app/gradio Vendorgradio-app Affected before 5.9 Fixed in 5.9 Patch available CNA
- gradio (PyPI) Vendor— Affected up to 5.22.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-5cpq-9538-jm2j
Remediation
- Fix · CNA gradio-app/gradio (gradio-app) Fixed in 5.9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-8966
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5cpq-9538-jm2j
References
More gradio-app vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-26222 Gradio v4.36.1 was discovered to contain a code injection vulnerability via the component… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-01607 Local File Inclusion in gradio-app/gradio CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-00889 LFI in Gradio CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2025-16852 Gradio Blocked Path ACL Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-22690 Gradio has SSRF via Malicious `proxy_url` Injection in `gr.load()` Config Processing CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2024-09866 Path Traversal in gradio-app/gradio CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.2
Sources
- CVE-2024-8966 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-8966 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5cpq-9538-jm2j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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