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TI-2024-06332 Aliases CVE-2024-6829GHSA-75px-35p4-qq6h

Arbitrary File Overwrite through tarfile-extraction in aimhubio/aim

Priority HIGH 78CWE-73Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

A vulnerability in aimhubio/aim version 3.19.3 allows an attacker to exploit the `tarfile.extractall()` function to extract the contents of a maliciously crafted tarfile to arbitrary locations on the host server. The attacker can control `repo.path` and `run_hash` to bypass directory existence checks and extract files to unintended locations, potentially overwriting critical files. This can lead to arbitrary data being written to arbitrary locations on the remote tracking server, which could be used for further attacks such as writing a new SSH key to the target server.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00884 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
aimhubioaimhubio/aimup to latest—No fix listedCNA
—aim (PyPI)up to 3.19.3—No fix listedGHSA-75px-35p4-qq6h
  • aimhubio/aim Vendoraimhubio Affected up to latest Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • aim (PyPI) Vendor— Affected up to 3.19.3 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-75px-35p4-qq6h

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:aimstack:aim:3.19.3:*:*:*:*:python:*:*3.19.3Vulnerableaimhubio
  • cpe:2.3:a:aimstack:aim:3.19.3:*:*:*:*:python:*:* Versions 3.19.3 Vulnerable ·aimhubio

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-6829
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-75px-35p4-qq6h

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • 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-2024-07194 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
  • TI-2024-02039 CSRF Vulnerability in aimhubio/aim CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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