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TI-2021-19582 Aliases CVE-2021-43775GHSA-8phj-f9w2-cjcc

Arbitrary file reading vulnerability in Aim

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Aim is an open-source, self-hosted machine learning experiment tracking tool. Versions of Aim prior to 3.1.0 are vulnerable to a path traversal attack. By manipulating variables that reference files with “dot-dot-slash (../)” sequences and its variations or by using absolute file paths, it may be possible to access arbitrary files and directories stored on file system including application source code or configuration and critical system files. The vulnerability issue is resolved in Aim v3.1.0.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01907 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed aim (aimhubio): 3.1.0aim (PyPI): 3.1.0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
aimhubioaimbefore 3.1.03.1.0Patch availableCNA
—aim (PyPI)before 3.1.03.1.0Patch availableGHSA-8phj-f9w2-cjcc
  • aim Vendoraimhubio Affected before 3.1.0 Fixed in 3.1.0 Patch available CNA
  • aim (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 3.1.0 Fixed in 3.1.0 Patch available GHSA-8phj-f9w2-cjcc

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:aimstack:aim:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*before 3.1.0Vulnerableaimhubio
  • cpe:2.3:a:aimstack:aim:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* Versions before 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·aimhubio

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA aim (aimhubio) Fixed in 3.1.0
  • Fix · GHSA-8phj-f9w2-cjcc aim (PyPI) Fixed in 3.1.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-43775
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8phj-f9w2-cjcc

References

Exploit 1

Patch 2

Advisory 2

Other 4

  • TI-2024-05938 Arbitrary File Overwrite and Data Exfiltration in aimhubio/aim CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-02038 Remote Code Execution in aimhubio/aim CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-08135 Arbitrary File Deletion via Relative Path Traversal in aimhubio/aim CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2024-06332 Arbitrary File Overwrite through tarfile-extraction in aimhubio/aim CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2024-07194 CSRF in aimhubio/aim CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2025-32336 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in aimhubio Aim 3.28.0 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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