Regular expression denial of service in guardrails-detectors
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent 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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-1333.
Summary
A flaw was found in `guardrails-detectors`, a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI. This vulnerability, known as Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS), allows a remote attacker to provide specially crafted regular expressions to the public detection API. This can cause catastrophic backtracking, leading to a worker process consuming 100% CPU indefinitely and resulting in a denial of service for the entire guardrails-mediated LLM pipeline.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 | — | 1784230964 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 | — | 1787235925 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3 | — | 1785137880 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3 | — | 1789573032 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 | — | 1783569145 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 | — | 1786617316 | Patch available | CNA |
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1784230964 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1787235925 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1785137880 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1789573032 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1783569145 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1786617316 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 6 advisories
- RHSA-2026:73987 Released 2026-09-30 · Red Hat rating CriticalRHOAI 3.3.7 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3 registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-built-in-detector-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-data-science-pipelines-argo-argoexec-rhel9 +47
- RHSA-2026:65126 Released 2026-09-08 · Red Hat rating ImportantRHOAI 2.25.11 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-built-in-detector-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-caikit-tgis-serving-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9 +47
- RHSA-2026:60520 Released 2026-08-27 · Red Hat rating CriticalRHOAI 3.4.4 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-automl-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-autorag-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-built-in-detector-rhel9 +47
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:53263 Released 2026-08-11 · Red Hat rating CriticalRHOAI 3.3.6 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3 registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-built-in-detector-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-data-science-pipelines-operator-controller-rhel9 +6
- RHSA-2026:53262 Released 2026-08-11 · Red Hat rating CriticalRHOAI 3.4.3 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-built-in-detector-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-data-science-pipelines-operator-controller-rhel9 +8
- RHSA-2026:53261 Released 2026-08-11 · Red Hat rating CriticalRHOAI 2.25.10 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-built-in-detector-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-data-science-pipelines-operator-controller-rhel9 +6
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:53261, RHSA-2026:65126 |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:53263, RHSA-2026:73987 |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:53262, RHSA-2026:60520 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-15154
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jm96-7wvj-j3r9
- 2026-10-07 Fix available: RHSA-2026:73987 · Red Hat
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Sources
- CVE-2026-15154 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-15154 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jm96-7wvj-j3r9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-15154 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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