How severe is CVE-2024-10846?

CVE-2024-10846 has a CVSS score of 5.9/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2024-10846?

CVE-2024-10846 affects the following packages: github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2 (Go). Ecosystems affected: Go.

How do I fix CVE-2024-10846?

Update github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2 to 2.4.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-10846 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2024-10846 in my Go dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2024-10846 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

Is CVE-2024-10846 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2024-10846 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-10846?

CVE-2024-10846 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.2%, placing it in the 14th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-10846?

CVE-2024-10846 is classified as Improper Input Validation (CWE-20). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

When was CVE-2024-10846 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2024-10846 was published on January 23, 2025 and was last updated on October 28, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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🐹 Go

Not in CISA KEV

MEDIUM severity

CVE-2024-10846 — compose-go

MEDIUMFix: compose-spec/compose-go#618

CVE-2024-10846 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.9) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2. A fix is available for github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2 — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Excessive Platform Resource Consumption within a Loop when unmarshalling Compose file having recursive loop

Also known asGHSA-36gq-35j3-p9r9GO-2025-3412

Published

Jan 23, 2025

Updated

Oct 28, 2026

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Oct 31, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2024-10846.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.2%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk+0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs14th percentile — riskier than 14% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

🐹github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Impact

The compose-go library component in versions v2.10-v2.4.0 allows an authorized user who sends malicious YAML payloads to cause the compose-go to consume excessive amount of Memory and CPU cycles while parsing YAML, such as used by Docker Compose from versions v2.27.0 to v2.29.7 included

Patches

compose-go v2.24.1 fixed the issue

Workarounds

There isn't any known workaround.

References

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🐹Go	`github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2`	≥ 2.1.0&&< 2.4.1	2.4.1`go get github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2@v2.4.1`

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2 to 2.4.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-10846 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

Frequently Asked Questions

### Impact The `compose-go` library component in versions `v2.10-v2.4.0` allows an authorized user who sends malicious YAML payloads to cause the `compose-go` to consume excessive amount of Memory and CPU cycles while parsing YAML, such as used by Docker Compose from versions ` v2.27.0` to `v2.29.7` included ### Patches compose-go `v2.24.1` fixed the issue ### Workarounds There isn't any known workaround. ### References * https://github.com/docker/compose/issues/12235 * https://github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/pull/703 * https://github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/pull/618 * https://githu