An Arbitrary File Read vulnerability exists in the ImageTextPromptValue class in…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure, Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22, CWE-770 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An Arbitrary File Read vulnerability exists in the ImageTextPromptValue class in Exploding Gradients RAGAS v0.2.3 to v0.2.14. The vulnerability stems from improper validation and sanitization of URLs supplied in the retrieved_contexts parameter when handling multimodal inputs.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00606 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed ragas (PyPI): 0.3.0-rc1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | ragas (PyPI) | 0.2.3 to before 0.3.0-rc1 | 0.3.0-rc1 | Patch available | GHSA-v2xr-wvrv-p969 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- ragas (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 0.2.3 to before 0.3.0-rc1 Fixed in 0.3.0-rc1 Patch available GHSA-v2xr-wvrv-p969
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vibrantlabsai:ragas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.3 – 0.2.14 | Vulnerable | vibrantlabsai |
- cpe:2.3:a:vibrantlabsai:ragas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.3 – 0.2.14 Vulnerable ·vibrantlabsai
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-v2xr-wvrv-p969 ragas (PyPI) Fixed in 0.3.0-rc1 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-45691
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v2xr-wvrv-p969
References
Exploit 3
Sources
- CVE-2025-45691 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-45691 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v2xr-wvrv-p969 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-45691 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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