CVE-2025-10854 HIGH

CVE-2025-10854: Symlink Following in txtai leads to arbitrary file write when loading untrusted embedding indices

Weakness CWE-61
Published September 22, 2025
Last update September 22, 2025

CVSS base score

8.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 22, 2025 CVE published
September 22, 2025 Record updated