CVE-2024-11169 Unhandled Exception Leading to Server Crash in danny-avila/librechat
An unauthenticated attacker can crash the LibreChat server by triggering an unhandled exception during file upload processing.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-11169?
CVE-2024-11169 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Librechat Librechat, published on 20 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An unhandled exception in danny-avila/librechat version 3c94ff2 can lead to a server crash. The issue occurs when the fs module throws an exception while handling file uploads. An unauthenticated user can trigger this exception by sending a specially crafted request, causing the server to crash. The vulnerability is fixed in version 0.7.6.
Weakness: CWE-115
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11169?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Librechat Librechat.
How do I fix CVE-2024-11169?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11169 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-11169 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-11169 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Librechat Librechat
- CVE-2026-32625 LibreChat Exfiltrates Server Secrets via MCP Server URL Injection
- CVE-2024-11167 Improper Access Control in danny-avila/librechat
- CVE-2026-22252 LibreChat MCP Stdio Remote Command Execution
- CVE-2025-69222 LibreChat is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery due to missing restrictions
- CVE-2024-41704 Path traversal in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gmqg-7635-v6cj.