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CVE-2024-7010: Timing Attack in mudler/localai

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2024-10-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-208

Description

mudler/localai version 2.17.1 is vulnerable to a Timing Attack. This type of side-channel attack allows an attacker to compromise the cryptosystem by analyzing the time taken to execute cryptographic algorithms. Specifically, in the context of password handling, an attacker can determine valid login credentials based on the server's response time, potentially leading to unauthorized access.

Affected products

• mudler/localai: 2.17.1

References

• https://github.com/mudler/localai/commit/db1159b6511e8fa09e594f9db0fec6ab4e142468
• https://huntr.com/bounties/e286ed00-6383-47de-b5bc-9b9fad67c362

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