CVE-2025-7647
Insecure Temporary File Handling in run-llama/llama_index
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.3 High
- Published
- Sep 27, 2025
- Updated
- Sep 29, 2025
- Reserved
- Jul 14, 2025
Description
The llama-index-core package, up to version 0.12.44, contains a vulnerability in the `get_cache_dir()` function where a predictable, hardcoded directory path `/tmp/llama_index` is used on Linux systems without proper security controls. This vulnerability allows attackers on multi-user systems to steal proprietary models, poison cached embeddings, or conduct symlink attacks. The issue affects all Linux deployments where multiple users share the same system. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-379, CWE-377, and CWE-367, indicating insecure temporary file creation and potential race conditions.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 7.3 High | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L | @huntr_ai |
Weaknesses
- CWE-378 Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
run-llama/llama_indexrun-llama |
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