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LibreChat EUVDEUVD-2026-39464

| CVE-2026-54024 MEDIUM
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770)
2026-06-25 GitHub_M
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: GitHub_M
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Obtain valid LibreChat credentials
  2. Delivery
    Craft oversized multipart file upload
  3. Exploit
    POST to /api/convos/import
  4. Execution
    Bypass absent multer file size limits
  5. Persist
    Consume server disk space and memory
  6. Impact
    Trigger denial of service for all users

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Resource allocation limits
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires a valid authenticated user session (confirmed by CVSS PR:L). The POST /api/convos/import endpoint must be reachable by the attacker - standard for any network-accessible LibreChat deployment. The default configuration is vulnerable: CONVERSATION_IMPORT_MAX_FILE_SIZE_BYTES is commented out in .env.example, so no application-level cap is in place unless an administrator has explicitly configured it. Exploitation is blocked if: (1) the administrator has set CONVERSATION_IMPORT_MAX_FILE_SIZE_BYTES to a non-zero value, (2) a reverse proxy enforces upload size limits upstream, or (3) the instance restricts account creation and the attacker cannot obtain credentials. Deployments with open user self-registration face the highest risk, as the authentication gate provides minimal protection.

Impact

The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, score 6.5) is consistent with the described vulnerability. The network attack vector and low complexity are accurate - the endpoint is HTTP-accessible with no special preconditions. The PR:L rating is the primary risk-limiting factor: exploitation is gated on a valid authenticated session, which substantially narrows the attack surface compared to unauthenticated DoS vectors. However, LibreChat instances with open user registration effectively expose this to any user who can self-register. No EPSS probability was provided in the input data, so statistical exploitation likelihood cannot be quantified. There is no CISA KEV listing and no reported POC, suggesting no active exploitation at time of analysis. The patch-gap nature of this finding (one endpoint missed during a prior remediation) is notable - it reflects a class of incomplete fix issues that are often exploitable with minimal effort once the original CVE is public.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with a valid LibreChat account - potentially self-registered on a public instance - constructs a multipart HTTP POST request to /api/convos/import containing a payload of several gigabytes. Because the endpoint's multer instance has no fileSize limit and CONVERSATION_IMPORT_MAX_FILE_SIZE_BYTES is disabled by default, the server writes the full upload to disk and buffers it in memory. Repeating this in a loop or with multiple concurrent requests rapidly fills available disk and RAM, rendering the LibreChat service unavailable to all users.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jun 25, 2026

Unrestricted file upload to the POST /api/convos/import endpoint in LibreChat prior to 0.8.4-rc1 allows any authenticated user to exhaust server disk space and memory, causing a denial of service. The root cause is an incomplete remediation of CVE-2024-11171: while file size limits were added to the shared multer factory, the import endpoint's independent multer instance was never updated, and the application-level fallback guard (CONVERSATION_IMPORT_MAX_FILE_SIZE_BYTES) is commented out in .env.example by default. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, but the low exploitation complexity for any authenticated user makes this a meaningful operational risk for public-facing or open-registration deployments.

RemediationAI

The primary fix is upgrading LibreChat to version 0.8.4-rc1 or later, which applies file size limits to the /api/convos/import multer instance, closing the patch gap from CVE-2024-11171. Before patching, administrators can enable the application-level guard by explicitly setting CONVERSATION_IMPORT_MAX_FILE_SIZE_BYTES to a reasonable byte value (e.g., 10485760 for 10 MB) in the environment configuration - note this variable is commented out in .env.example and will not take effect unless explicitly uncommented or added. As a network-layer alternative, configure a reverse proxy (nginx via client_max_body_size, Caddy via request_body max_size) in front of LibreChat to enforce upload size limits before requests reach the application; this adds defense in depth but does not fix the underlying code defect. Restricting access to the /api/convos/import endpoint to trusted user roles, if LibreChat's RBAC supports it, reduces exposure without disabling the feature. See https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/security/advisories/GHSA-52f6-fqwv-jccf for the authoritative vendor advisory.

Affected VersionsENISA

LibreChat < 0.8.4-rc1

Affected Packages

euvd librechat fix: 0.8.4-rc1

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

LibreChat is a self-hosted, open-source AI chat interface (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:danny-avila:librechat) built on Node.js. It uses multer, a Node.js middleware for handling multipart/form-data, to process file uploads. The prior fix for CVE-2024-11171 (commit bb58a2d0) introduced file size limits via a createMulterInstance() factory, but the /api/convos/import route instantiates its own separate multer object outside this factory, inheriting no size constraints. A secondary application-level guard via the CONVERSATION_IMPORT_MAX_FILE_SIZE_BYTES environment variable exists in code but is commented out in the distributed .env.example, making it effectively disabled in default deployments. This maps to CWE-770 (Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling), a resource management weakness where a user-controlled input path consumes unbounded server-side resources due to missing enforcement.

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Severity by source

Vendor (GitHub_M) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Network-exploitable by any authenticated user with no special conditions; impact is availability-only resource exhaustion with no confidentiality or integrity consequence.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (GitHub_M).

CVSS VectorVendor: GitHub_M

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Jun 25, 2026 - 18:03 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

LibreChat is an enhanced ChatGPT clone that supports multiple AI providers. Prior to 0.8.4-rc1, the fix for CVE-2024-11171 (commit bb58a2d0) added limits: { fileSize } to createMulterInstance() in the file upload routes. However, the POST /api/convos/import endpoint uses a separate multer instance that was never updated with the same limits configuration. Combined with the application-level size check being disabled by default (the CONVERSATION_IMPORT_MAX_FILE_SIZE_BYTES env var is commented out in .env.example), an authenticated user can upload arbitrarily large files to exhaust server disk space and memory. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.4-rc1.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 86% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
self-hosted open-source AI chat, niche enterprise footprint
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Malicious file upload attacks exploit insufficient validation when web applications accept user-provided files.

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

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CVE-2025-7104 HIGH POC
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CVE-2025-8849 HIGH POC
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CVE-2024-11173 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Mar 20

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