CVE-2025-3933: Transformers vulnerable to ReDoS in DonutProcessor
Transformers
A regular expression denial of service vulnerability exists in the DonutProcessor class of the Hugging Face Transformers library. A fix is available in version 4.52.1.
disclosed CVENo confirmed exploitation, so this record is tracked as a disclosed vulnerability and not counted as an incident. It moves into the counts if CISA or the vendor confirms exploitation. Why
- CVSS
- 5.3
- EPSS
- 0.01 · top 57% · 2026-11-13
- fix status
- Fix status unknown
- first report
- 11 Jul 2025
- last update
- 11 Jul 2025
- CVE ids
Timeline · 2
Sources · 2
Advisories and databases
- 2025-07-11CVE-2025-3933: Transformers is vulnerable to ReDoS attack through its DonutProcessor classGitHub Advisory Database · github.com/advisories/GHSA-37mw-44qp-f5jm
- 2025-07-11CVE-2025-3933: A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability was discovered in the Hugging Face Transformers library,…NVD · nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-3933
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Classification
- lane
- Patch now
- AI role
- Attack on AI
- categories
- Infrastructure vulnerability
- severity
- 2 · Disclosed vulnerability
- fix status
- Fix status unknown
- targets
- Framework / tooling
- owasp llm top 10
- LLM03:2025 Supply Chain
- mitre atlas
- no technique for these categories
- tags
- redos
- dates
- happened 11 Jul 2025 · first reported 11 Jul 2025
- origin
- GitHub Advisory DatabaseVulnerability record from NVD / the GitHub Advisory Database. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- record
- confidence 0.95 · created 2026-10-18 07:00Z · updated 2026-10-18 10:04Z
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# CVE-2025-3933: Transformers vulnerable to ReDoS in DonutProcessor https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/cve-2025-3933-transformers-vulnerable-to-redos-in-donutproce · AIR-2025-0316 · closed 2025-07-11 - Lane: Patch now - Severity: 2 (Disclosed vulnerability) - Fix status: Fix status unknown - First reported: 2025-07-11 - AI role: Attack on AI - Products: Transformers - CVE ids: CVE-2025-3933 - CVSS: 5.3 ## Summary A regular expression denial of service vulnerability exists in the DonutProcessor class of the Hugging Face Transformers library. A fix is available in version 4.52.1. ## What to do No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory. ## Latest updates - 2025-07-11: CVE-2025-3933: A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability was discovered in the Hugging Face Transformers library,… (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-3933) - 2025-07-11: CVE-2025-3933: Transformers is vulnerable to ReDoS attack through its DonutProcessor class (https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-37mw-44qp-f5jm) ## Sources - 2025-07-11 GitHub Advisory Database: CVE-2025-3933: Transformers is vulnerable to ReDoS attack through its DonutProcessor class https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-37mw-44qp-f5jm - 2025-07-11 NVD: CVE-2025-3933: A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability was discovered in the Hugging Face Transformers library,… https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-3933 Verify against the vendor's advisory before changing production. Data CC BY-SA 4.0, https://gcdradar.vercel.app.
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