Path Traversal in Truefoundry Cognita
CVE-2025-27519
Cognita is a RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) Framework for building modular, open source applications for production by TrueFoundry. A path traversal issue exists at /v1/internal/upload-to-local-directory which is enabled when the Local env variable is set to true, such as when Cognita is setup using Docker. Because the docker environment sets up the backend uvicorn server with auto reload enabled, when an attacker overwrites the /app/backend/__init__.py file, the file will automatically be reloaded and executed. This allows an attacker to get remote code execution in the context of the Docker container. This vulnerability is fixed in commit a78bd065e05a1b30a53a3386cc02e08c317d2243.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.014 (69.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Truefoundry Cognita — versions < a78bd065e05a1b30a53a3386cc02e08c317d2243
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-27519?
- CVE-2025-27519 is a vulnerability in Truefoundry Cognita, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2025-03-07.
- Is CVE-2025-27519 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.