CVE-2024-37302Network attack vector

Unauthenticated service interruption via media caching

Published Dec 3, 2024 · Updated Dec 3, 2024

Resource exhaustion in Element HQ Synapse before 1.106 allows remote attackers to interrupt service by filling the remote-media cache. The remote-media download path accepts unauthenticated requests, fetches and persistently caches attacker-selected large media, and applies insufficient default rate limiting. No account or user interaction is required; exhaustion can stop media transfers or make the Synapse process completely unavailable, depending on storage deployment.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.60%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Resource exhaustion in Element HQ Synapse before 1.106 allows remote attackers to interrupt service by filling the remote-media cache. The remote-media download path accepts unauthenticated requests, fetches and persistently caches attacker-selected large media, and applies insufficient default rate limiting. No account or user interaction is required; exhaustion can stop media transfers or make the Synapse process completely unavailable, depending on storage deployment.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-37302
Published
Dec 3, 2024
Updated
Dec 3, 2024
Vendor
Element HQ
Product
Synapse
Classifications
CWE-770, T1499.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 3, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.106
  2. Affected versionversion=< 1.106

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Element HQ · Synapseversion=0 <1.106; version=< 1.106

Published CVSS scores

7.5GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
T1499.002Endpoint Denial of Service: Service Exhaustion Flood

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