PyTorch Lightning denial of service vulnerability

HIGH 7.5CVE-2024-8020 · GHSA-98fp-7v67-4v3q · PYSEC-2026-1857 · Published 20/03/2025 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
lightning PyPI	`≤ 2.3.2`	No fix yet
pytorch-lightning PyPI	`≤ 2.3.2`	No fix yet
pytorch lightning lightningai	`= 2.3.2`	No fix yet

Description

A vulnerability in lightning-ai/pytorch-lightning version 2.3.2 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service by sending an unexpected POST request to the /api/v1/state endpoint of LightningApp. This issue occurs due to improper handling of unexpected state values, which results in the server shutting down.

NVD description

A vulnerability in lightning-ai/pytorch-lightning version 2.3.2 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service by sending an unexpected POST request to the `/api/v1/state` endpoint of `LightningApp`. This issue occurs due to improper handling of unexpected state values, which results in the server shutting down.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8020 · ADVISORY
Lightning-AI/pytorch-lightning · PACKAGE
huntr.com/bounties/8b642a78-2b80-4fb0-9b2f-8ba0ff37db6a · WEB
pypi.org/project/pytorch-lightning · PACKAGE
GitHub Advisory GHSA-98fp-7v67-4v3q · ADVISORY

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