Path Traversal in Hkuds Lightrag
CVE-2025-6773
A vulnerability was found in HKUDS LightRAG up to 1.3.8. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function upload_to_input_dir of the file lightrag/api/routers/document_routes.py of the component File Upload. The manipulation of the argument file.filename leads to path traversal. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The identifier of the patch is 60777d535b719631680bcf5d0969bdef79ca4eaf. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (11.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 11.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Hkuds Lightrag — versions 1.3.0, 1.3.1, 1.3.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/ (technical-description, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, permissions-required)
- vuldb.com/ (third-party-advisory)
- github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/issues/1692 (issue-tracking)
- github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/issues/1692 (issue-tracking)
- github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/commit/60777d535b719631680bcf5d0969bdef79ca4eaf (patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-6773?
- CVE-2025-6773 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hkuds Lightrag, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-06-27.
- How severe is CVE-2025-6773?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.