Denial of Service in danny-avila/librechat
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. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
LibreChat version 0.7.9 is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack due to unbounded parameter values in the `/api/memories` endpoint. The `key` and `value` parameters accept arbitrarily large inputs without proper validation, leading to a null pointer error in the Rust-based backend when excessively large values are submitted. This results in the inability to create new memories, impacting the stability of the service.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| danny-avila | danny-avila/librechat | before v0.8.0-rc2 | v0.8.0-rc2 | Patch available | CNA |
- danny-avila/librechat Vendordanny-avila Affected before v0.8.0-rc2 Fixed in v0.8.0-rc2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:librechat:librechat:0.7.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.9 | Vulnerable | danny-avila |
- cpe:2.3:a:librechat:librechat:0.7.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.9 Vulnerable ·danny-avila
Remediation
- Fix · CNA danny-avila/librechat (danny-avila) Fixed in v0.8.0-rc2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
danny-avila/librechat v0.8.0-rc2
2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-08101 Insecure API Design in danny-avila/librechatPriority LOW 38
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-8849
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2q3x-64cr-5mp5
References
More danny-avila Librechat vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-25134 LibreChat Exfiltrates Server Secrets via MCP Server URL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2026-17862 LibreChat MCP Stdio Remote Command Execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-38976 LibreChat: Missing Resource Parameter Validation in MCP OAuth Flow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2024-27763 LibreChat through 0.7.4-rc1 has incorrect access control for message updates. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-10347 Path Traversal in danny-avila/librechat CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-25682 In LibreChat 0.8.1-rc2, a logged-in user obtains a JWT for both the LibreChat API and the RAG API. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
Sources
- CVE-2025-8849 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-8849 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2q3x-64cr-5mp5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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