{"id":"CVE-2024-8020","aliases":["GHSA-98fp-7v67-4v3q","PYSEC-2026-1857"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8020","summary":"Denial of Service in lightning-ai/pytorch-lightning","details":"A vulnerability in lightning-ai/pytorch-lightning version 2.3.2 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service by sending an unexpected POST request to the `/api/v1/state` endpoint of `LightningApp`. This issue occurs due to improper handling of unexpected state values, which results in the server shutting down.","published":"2025-03-20T10:09:26.822Z","modified":"2026-08-07T11:31:23.847137561Z","cvss":{"score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"pytorch-lightning","fixedVersion":null}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://huntr.com/bounties/8b642a78-2b80-4fb0-9b2f-8ba0ff37db6a"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/8xxx/CVE-2024-8020.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8020"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-07T11:31:23.847137561Z"}}