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TI-2025-10859 Aliases CVE-2025-11844GHSA-8mf9-rmgw-33qc

XPath Injection in Hugging Face Smolagents search_item_ctrl_f Function

Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-643Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

Hugging Face Smolagents version 1.20.0 contains an XPath injection vulnerability in the search_item_ctrl_f function located in src/smolagents/vision_web_browser.py. The function constructs an XPath query by directly concatenating user-supplied input into the XPath expression without proper sanitization or escaping. This allows an attacker to inject malicious XPath syntax that can alter the intended query logic. The vulnerability enables attackers to bypass search filters, access unintended DOM elements, and disrupt web automation workflows. This can lead to information disclosure, manipulation of AI agent interactions, and compromise the reliability of automated web tasks. The issue is fixed in version 1.22.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0028 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed huggingface/smolagents (huggingface): 1.22.0smolagents (PyPI): 1.22.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
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
huggingfacehuggingface/smolagentsbefore 1.22.01.22.0Patch availableCNA
—smolagents (PyPI)before 1.22.01.22.0Patch availableGHSA-8mf9-rmgw-33qc
  • huggingface/smolagents Vendorhuggingface Affected before 1.22.0 Fixed in 1.22.0 Patch available CNA
  • smolagents (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.22.0 Fixed in 1.22.0 Patch available GHSA-8mf9-rmgw-33qc

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:huggingface:smolagents:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.20.0 to before 1.22.0Vulnerablehuggingface
  • cpe:2.3:a:huggingface:smolagents:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.20.0 to before 1.22.0 Vulnerable ·huggingface

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA huggingface/smolagents (huggingface) Fixed in 1.22.0
  • Fix · GHSA-8mf9-rmgw-33qc smolagents (PyPI) Fixed in 1.22.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-11844
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8mf9-rmgw-33qc

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2025-04589 Sandbox Escape Vulnerability in huggingface/smolagents CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-04324 huggingface smolagents Incomplete Fix CVE-2025-9959 local_python_executor.py evaluate_with code injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2026-02266 huggingface smolagents LocalPythonExecutor requests.post server-side request forgery CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3

Sources

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