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🛡️ CVE-2025-6209 — llama-index

🟠 CVSS 8.0 — High ✅ No Known Exploit NVD
8.0
CVSS Score
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Description

LlamaIndex vulnerable to Path Traversal attack through its encode_image function

A path traversal vulnerability exists in run-llama/llama_index versions 0.11.23 through 0.12.40, specifically within the encode_image function in generic_utils.py. This vulnerability allows an attacker to manipulate the image_path input to read arbitrary files on the server, including sensitive system files. The issue arises due to improper validation or sanitization of the file path, enabling path traversal sequences to access files outside the intended directory. The vulnerability is fixed in version 0.12.41.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Integrity impact: None.
  • Availability impact: None.

Affected software

CVE-2025-6209 is recorded against 3 packages.

  • llama-index (from 0.12.27 up to 0.12.41)
  • llama-index-core (from 0.11.23 up to 0.12.41)
  • llamaindex (from 0.12.27 up to 0.12.41)

Timeline and source

Published on 7 July 2025 and last revised on 7 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

github.com (Fix)
huntr.com (Web)

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Details

Severity High
CVSS Score 8.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2025-07-07
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-07-07

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
llama-index 0.12.27 0.12.41
llama-index-core 0.11.23 0.12.41
llamaindex 0.12.27 0.12.41

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