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CVE-2022-24770· NVD / CVE Program· CNA GitHub_M

Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File in Gradio Flagging

`gradio` is an open source framework for building interactive machine learning models and demos. Prior to version 2.8.11, `gradio` suffers from Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File. The `gradio` library has a flagging functionality which saves input/output data into a CSV file on the developer's computer. This can allow a user to save arbitrary text into the CSV file, such as commands. If a program like MS Excel opens such a file, then it automatically runs these commands, which could lead to arbitrary commands running on the user's computer. The problem has been patched as of `2.8.11`, which escapes the saved csv with single quotes. As a workaround, avoid opening csv files generated by `gradio` with Excel or similar spreadsheet programs.

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Mar 17, 2022
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
1.3% · 69th percentile
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Action score

35

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.3%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

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CNA vs NVD score

NVD
8.8
CNA · GitHub_M
8.8
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Affected systems

VendorProduct
gradio projectgradio

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • gradio project gradiobefore 2.8.11

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • gradio-app gradio

    • < 2.8.11affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
PyPIgradiobefore 2.8.112.8.11

Same product

gradio project: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2024-1728Local File Inclusion in gradio-app/gradio
    56Plan
  • CVE-2024-4325Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in gradio-app/gradio
    45Plan
  • CVE-2024-39236Gradio v4.36.1 was discovered to contain a code injection vulnerability via the component /gradio/component_meta.py.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2023-51449Make the `/file` secure against file traversal attacks
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2023-25823Gradio contains Use of Hard-coded Credentials
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2024-4253Command Injection in gradio-app/gradio
    37Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
PyPI:gradio2.8.11Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-1236 · Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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