TI-2025-05617 Aliases CVE-2025-6209 GHSA-2rhq-96q8-4vjq

Arbitrary File Read through Path Traversal in run-llama/llama_index

HIGH 72CWE-29Published 2025-07-07 · Updated 2025-07-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix

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

Summary

A path traversal vulnerability exists in run-llama/llama_index versions 0.12.27 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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00621 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Partial run-llama/llama_index (run-llama): 0.12.41llama-index-core (PyPI): 0.12.41Red Hat: 2 without a fix

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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
run-llama	run-llama/llama_index	before 0.12.41	0.12.41	Patch available	CNA
—	llama-index-core (PyPI)	0.11.23 to before 0.12.41	0.12.41	Patch available	GHSA-2rhq-96q8-4vjq

run-llama/llama_index Vendorrun-llama Affected before 0.12.41 Fixed in 0.12.41 Patch available CNA
llama-index-core (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 0.11.23 to before 0.12.41 Fixed in 0.12.41 Patch available GHSA-2rhq-96q8-4vjq

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:llamaindex:llamaindex::::::::	0.12.27 to before 0.12.41	Vulnerable	run-llama

cpe:2.3:a:llamaindex:llamaindex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.27 to before 0.12.41 Vulnerable ·run-llama

Remediation

Fix · CNA run-llama/llama_index (run-llama) Fixed in 0.12.41
Fix · GHSA-2rhq-96q8-4vjq llama-index-core (PyPI) Fixed in 0.12.41 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
OpenShift Lightspeed	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-6209
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2rhq-96q8-4vjq
2026-11-07 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Other 2

TI-2025-01545 SQL Injection in run-llama/llama_index CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-01507 SQL Injection in run-llama/llama_index CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-11960 SQL Injection to RCE in run-llama/llama_index CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-11094 SQL Injection in run-llama/llama_index CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-03068 Command Injection in run-llama/llama_index CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-15754 LlamaIndex (aka llama_index) through 0.9.34 allows SQL injection via the Text-to-SQL… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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