GHSA-jx8f-cpx7-fv47
HIGHGHSA-jx8f-cpx7-fv47 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) CWE-770 vulnerability in nvflare. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-jx8f-cpx7-fv47 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in nvflare
Blast Radius
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Description
Impact
NVIDIA FLARE contains a vulnerability in Admin Interface, where an un-authorized attacker can cause Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling, which may lead to cause system unavailable
All versions before 2.0.16 are affected.
Patches
The patch will be included in nvflare==2.0.16.
Workarounds
The changes in commits https://github.com/NVIDIA/NVFlare/commit/93588b3a0dff9bd4568983071b74d8b420de3a6e and https://github.com/NVIDIA/NVFlare/commit/93588b3a0dff9bd4568983071b74d8b420de3a6e can be applied to any version of the NVIDIA FLARE without any adverse effect.
Additional information
Issue Found on: 2022.3.3 Issue Found by: Oliver Sellwood (@Nintorac)
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | nvflare | all versions | 2.0.16 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for nvflare. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update nvflare to 2.0.16 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-jx8f-cpx7-fv47 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.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-jx8f-cpx7-fv47 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-jx8f-cpx7-fv47. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-jx8f-cpx7-fv47 in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-jx8f-cpx7-fv47 across PyPI dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.