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7.8
HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2025-1753
Command Injection in LLama-Index CLI in run-llama/llama_index
Description

LLama-Index CLI version v0.12.20 contains an OS command injection vulnerability. The vulnerability arises from the improper handling of the `--files` argument, which is directly passed into `os.system`. An attacker who controls the content of this argument can inject and execute arbitrary shell commands. This vulnerability can be exploited locally if the attacker has control over the CLI arguments, and remotely if a web application calls the LLama-Index CLI with a user-controlled filename. This issue can lead to arbitrary code execution on the affected system.

INFO

Published Date :

May 28, 2025, 10:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 7, 2025, 12:48 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-1753 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Llamaindex llamaindex
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update LLama-Index CLI to a version that sanitizes user input for the --files argument.
  • Update LLama-Index CLI to the latest version.
  • Sanitize all external inputs before passing to system commands.
  • Avoid passing user-controlled data to system commands.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index/commit/b57e76738c53ca82d88658b82f2d82d1c7839c7d Patch
https://huntr.com/bounties/19e1c67e-1d77-451d-b10b-acbe99900b22 Exploit Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-1753 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 07, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:llamaindex:llamaindex:0.12.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added Reference Type huntr.dev: https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index/commit/b57e76738c53ca82d88658b82f2d82d1c7839c7d Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type huntr.dev: https://huntr.com/bounties/19e1c67e-1d77-451d-b10b-acbe99900b22 Types: Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    May. 28, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description LLama-Index CLI version v0.12.20 contains an OS command injection vulnerability. The vulnerability arises from the improper handling of the `--files` argument, which is directly passed into `os.system`. An attacker who controls the content of this argument can inject and execute arbitrary shell commands. This vulnerability can be exploited locally if the attacker has control over the CLI arguments, and remotely if a web application calls the LLama-Index CLI with a user-controlled filename. This issue can lead to arbitrary code execution on the affected system.
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-78
    Added Reference https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index/commit/b57e76738c53ca82d88658b82f2d82d1c7839c7d
    Added Reference https://huntr.com/bounties/19e1c67e-1d77-451d-b10b-acbe99900b22
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Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
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