{"cve":"CVE-2024-8020","nvd":{"published":"2025-03-20T10:15:39.137","modified":"2026-06-17T08:21:42.093","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-248"],"references":["https://huntr.com/bounties/8b642a78-2b80-4fb0-9b2f-8ba0ff37db6a"],"products":["lightningai:pytorch_lightning"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:00:17.429720821+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-8020","score":0.00642,"percentile":0.50776,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-98fp-7v67-4v3q","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-98fp-7v67-4v3q","summary":"PyTorch Lightning denial of service vulnerability","modified":"2026-09-10T17:25:34.335699774Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"pytorch-lightning","purl":"pkg:pypi/pytorch-lightning","ranges":["<=2.3.2"],"fixed":[]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2026-1857","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-1857","summary":"PyTorch Lightning denial of service vulnerability","modified":"2026-09-10T17:25:34.335699774Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"pytorch-lightning","purl":"pkg:pypi/pytorch-lightning","ranges":["<=2.3.2"],"fixed":[]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2026-3971","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-3971","summary":"PyTorch Lightning denial of service vulnerability","modified":"2026-09-10T17:25:34.335699774Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"lightning","purl":"pkg:pypi/lightning","ranges":["<=2.3.2"],"fixed":[]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}