Gradio Allows Unauthorized File Copy via Path Manipulation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
Gradio is an open-source Python package that allows quick building of demos and web application for machine learning models, API, or any arbitrary Python function. Prior to version 5.31.0, an arbitrary file copy vulnerability in Gradio's flagging feature allows unauthenticated attackers to copy any readable file from the server's filesystem. While attackers can't read these copied files, they can cause DoS by copying large files (like /dev/urandom) to fill disk space. This issue has been patched in version 5.31.0.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gradio-app | gradio | before 5.31.0 | 5.31.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | gradio (PyPI) | before 5.31.0 | 5.31.0 | Patch available | GHSA-8jw3-6x8j-v96g |
- gradio Vendorgradio-app Affected before 5.31.0 Fixed in 5.31.0 Patch available CNA
- gradio (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 5.31.0 Fixed in 5.31.0 Patch available GHSA-8jw3-6x8j-v96g
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gradio_project:gradio:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* | 5.25.2 to before 5.31.0 | Vulnerable | gradio-app |
- cpe:2.3:a:gradio_project:gradio:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* Versions 5.25.2 to before 5.31.0 Vulnerable ·gradio-app
Remediation
- Fix · CNA gradio (gradio-app) Fixed in 5.31.0
- Fix · GHSA-8jw3-6x8j-v96g gradio (PyPI) Fixed in 5.31.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-48889
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8jw3-6x8j-v96g
- 2026-10-08 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More gradio-app Gradio vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-26222 Gradio v4.36.1 was discovered to contain a code injection vulnerability via the component… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-01607 Local File Inclusion in gradio-app/gradio CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-00889 LFI in Gradio CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2025-16852 Gradio Blocked Path ACL Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-22690 Gradio has SSRF via Malicious `proxy_url` Injection in `gr.load()` Config Processing CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2024-09866 Path Traversal in gradio-app/gradio CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.2
Sources
- CVE-2025-48889 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-48889 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8jw3-6x8j-v96g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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