CVE-2025-3263 describes a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability in the Hugging Face Transformers library, specifically in the get_configuration_file() function. This flaw, present in version 4.49.0 and resolved in 4.51.0, allows attackers to trigger excessive CPU consumption and service disruption through specially crafted input strings. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM), indicating a low attack complexity and no user interaction required, but only a low impact on availability. Its EPSS score is very low, suggesting a minimal likelihood of exploitation in the wild. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.49.0, < 4.51.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:huggingface:transformers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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