# CVE-2025-1194: Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in huggingface/transformers

- Also known as: GHSA-FPWR-67PX-3QHX, PYSEC-2026-1984
- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.50.0
- Published: 2025-04-29 · Updated: 2025-04-29

## Affected

- huggingface huggingface/transformers: fixed in 4.50.0
- transformers (PyPI): fixed in 4.50.0

## Description

A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability was identified in the huggingface/transformers library, specifically in the file `tokenization_gpt_neox_japanese.py` of the GPT-NeoX-Japanese model. The vulnerability occurs in the SubWordJapaneseTokenizer class, where regular expressions process specially crafted inputs. The issue stems from a regex exhibiting exponential complexity under certain conditions, leading to excessive backtracking. This can result in high CPU usage and potential application downtime, effectively creating a Denial of Service (DoS) scenario. The affected version is v4.48.1 (latest).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on huggingface huggingface/transformers, transformers, upgrade to a fixed version (4.50.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://huntr.com/bounties/86f58dcd-683f-4adc-a735-849f51e9abb2
- https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/commit/92c5ca9dd70de3ade2af2eb835c96215cc50e815

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