# CVE-2024-52581: PYSEC-2026-1944 - Litestar allows unbounded resource consumption (DoS vulnerability)

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-52581-litestar-allows-unbounded-resource-consumption-dos-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-07  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-52581 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2026-07-07

Litestar allows unbounded resource consumption (DoS vulnerability)

Technologies: [litestar (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/litestar), [starlite (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/starlite). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-52581 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-52581 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-52581?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 7 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** litestar (PyPI) GIT:introduced=0,fixed=53c1473b5ff7502816a9a339ffc90731bb0c2138|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.13.0; starlite (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=1.51.16.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-52581?** Yes. litestar (PyPI): upgrade to 2.13.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-52581?** Check whether you run litestar (PyPI) or starlite (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- litestar (PyPI): upgrade to 2.13.0 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "litestar>=2.13.0"
  ```


## Affected products

- litestar (PyPI) GIT:introduced=0,fixed=53c1473b5ff7502816a9a339ffc90731bb0c2138|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.13.0
- starlite (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=1.51.16

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-52581
- GHSA-gjcc-jvgw-wvwj
- PYSEC-2024-178
- PYSEC-2026-1944

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