CVE-2024-5552

Name: CVE-2024-5552
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2024-06-06T19:16:09.697+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 0.65%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-5552 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. kubeflow/kubeflow is vulnerable to a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attack due to inefficient regular expression complexity in its email validation mechanism. An attacker can remotely exploit this vulnerability without authentication by providing specially crafted input that causes the application to consume an excessive amount of CPU resources. EPSS estimates a 0.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

kubeflow/kubeflow is vulnerable to a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attack due to inefficient regular expression complexity in its email validation mechanism. An attacker can remotely exploit this vulnerability without authentication by providing specially crafted input that causes the application to consume an excessive amount of CPU resources. This vulnerability affects the latest version of kubeflow/kubeflow, specifically within the centraldashboard-angular backend component. The impact of exploiting this vulnerability includes resource exhaustion, and service disruption.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.65%

46.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-1333

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Kubeflow	Kubeflow	< 1.9.0

References

https://huntr.com/bounties/0c1d6432-f385-4c54-beea-9f8c677def5bExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://huntr.com/bounties/0c1d6432-f385-4c54-beea-9f8c677def5bExploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jun 6, 2024
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-5552?

How severe is CVE-2024-5552?

CVE-2024-5552 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.65% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-5552?

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Source: NVD / NIST