Resource exhaustion in PyTorch - CVE-2025-55551
Published: March 5, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU123561
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-55551
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: pytorch
Affected software:
PyTorch
PyTorch
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and cause a Denial of Service (DoS) when performing a slice operation.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-55551
Install updates from vendor's website.