Is transformers affected by CVE-2024-12720?

PyPI transformers is affected in <4.48.0.

Is CVE-2024-12720 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.7%.

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CVE-2024-12720

Q: Is CVE-2024-12720 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.7%.

PyPI · transformers

Summary

Transformers Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability

Severity: medium
EPSS: 0.7% (p48)
Also known as: GHSA-6rvg-6v2m-4j46
Published: 2025-03-20

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12720
https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/commit/deac971c469bcbb182c2e52da0b82fb3bf54cccf
https://github.com/huggingface/transformers

Related advisories

CVE-2025-14930 — high · PyPI/transformers
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CVE-2025-14927 — high · PyPI/transformers
CVE-2025-14926 — high · PyPI/transformers
CVE-2025-14924 — high · PyPI/transformers
CVE-2025-14921 — high · PyPI/transformers
CVE-2025-14920 — high · PyPI/transformers

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