CVE-2025-10854
CVE-2025-10854
The txtai framework allows the loading of compressed tar files as embedding indices. While the validate function is intended to prevent path traversal vulnerabilities by ensuring safe filenames, it does not account for symbolic links within the tar file. An attacker is able to write a file anywhere in the filesystem when txtai is used to load untrusted embedding indices
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (37.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/neuml/txtai/issues/965 (patch)
- research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/txtai-arbitrary-file-write-jfsa-2025-0014713… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-10854?
- CVE-2025-10854 is a high-severity vulnerability, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2025-09-22.
- How severe is CVE-2025-10854?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.