CVE-2025-10854CWE-61

Symlink Following in txtai leads to arbitrary file write when loading untrusted embedding indices

High · published September 22, 2025

CVSS v3.1
8.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
38.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00458 · 38.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-61 · UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
Published
2025-09-22T12:04Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 SEP 12:04Z
    Symlink Following in txtai leads to arbitrary file write when loading untrusted embedding indices
    cvelistv5