# CVE-2024-7010: Timing Attack in mudler/localai

> An attacker can determine valid login credentials by analyzing server response times, leading to unauthorized access to the LocalAI server.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9hcm-hr65-2825

## What is CVE-2024-7010?

CVE-2024-7010 is a high-severity vulnerability in mudler/localai, published on 29 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

mudler/localai version 2.17.1 is vulnerable to a Timing Attack. This type of side-channel attack allows an attacker to compromise the cryptosystem by analyzing the time taken to execute cryptographic algorithms. Specifically, in the context of password handling, an attacker can determine valid login credentials based on the server's response time, potentially leading to unauthorized access.

Weakness: CWE-203 (Observable Discrepancy), CWE-208 (Observable Timing Discrepancy)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7010?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mudler Localai.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-7010?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7010 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-7010 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7010 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in mudler/localai

- [CVE-2024-5181](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5181/): Command Injection in mudler/localai (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-2029](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2029/): Command Injection in mudler/localai (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-6983](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6983/): Remote Code Execution in mudler/localai (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-6868](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6868/): Arbitrary File Write in mudler/LocalAI (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2024-5182](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5182/): Path Traversal in mudler/localai (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7010 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7010 is a high-severity vulnerability in mudler/localai, published on 29 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7010 exists.

Affected product: mudler/localai. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7010/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7010/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7010
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7010
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7010

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7010/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.