CVE-2025-10854 (CVSS 8.1)

Description

The txtai framework allows the loading of compressed tar files as embedding indices. While the validate function is intended to prevent path traversal vulnerabilities by ensuring safe filenames, it does not account for symbolic links within the tar file. An attacker is able to write a file anywhere in the filesystem when txtai is used to load untrusted embedding indices

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CVSS v3.1 Score

8.1

HIGH

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

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-61 CWE-61

References

Other References

https://github.com/neuml/txtai/issues/965 https://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/txtai-arbitrary-file-write-jfsa-2025-001471363/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-10854? +

The txtai framework allows the loading of compressed tar files as embedding indices. While the validate function is intended to prevent path traversal vulnerabilities by ensuring safe filenames, it does not account for symbolic links within the tar file. An attacker is able to write a file anywhere in the filesystem when txtai is used to load untrusted embedding indices It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2025-10854? +

CVE-2025-10854 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.1 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-10854? +

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