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CVE-2024-45858: Guardrails arbitrary code execution vulnerability

Guardrails AI

An arbitrary code execution flaw exists in the Guardrails AI framework due to unsafe evaluation of XML files containing Python code. Loading a maliciously crafted XML file allows code execution on the user's machine.

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CVSS
8.8
EPSS
<0.01 · top 68% · 2026-11-13
EPSS scores by FIRST
fix status
Fix status unknown
first report
18 Sep 2024
last update
18 Sep 2024
CVE ids
CVE-2024-45858other records

Timeline · 1

  1. 18 Sep 2024CVE-2024-45858: Guardrails has an arbitrary code execution vulnerability

Sources · 1

Advisories and databases

  1. 2024-09-18
    CVE-2024-45858: Guardrails has an arbitrary code execution vulnerability
    GitHub Advisory Database · github.com/advisories/GHSA-w392-75q8-vr67

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Classification

lane
Patch now
AI role
Attack on AI
categories
Infrastructure vulnerability
severity
2 · Disclosed vulnerability
fix status
Fix status unknown
targets
Framework / tooling
owasp llm top 10
LLM03:2025 Supply Chain
mitre atlas
no technique for these categories
tags
code-executionguardrails-ai
dates
happened 18 Sep 2024 · first reported 18 Sep 2024
origin
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record
confidence 0.95 · created 2026-10-18 07:00Z · updated 2026-10-18 07:00Z

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# CVE-2024-45858: Guardrails arbitrary code execution vulnerability

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/cve-2024-45858-guardrails-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerabi · AIR-2024-0169 · closed 2024-09-18

- Lane: Patch now
- Severity: 2 (Disclosed vulnerability)
- Fix status: Fix status unknown
- First reported: 2024-09-18
- AI role: Attack on AI
- Products: Guardrails AI
- CVE ids: CVE-2024-45858
- CVSS: 8.8

## Summary

An arbitrary code execution flaw exists in the Guardrails AI framework due to unsafe evaluation of XML files containing Python code. Loading a maliciously crafted XML file allows code execution on the user's machine.

## What to do

No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory.

## Latest updates

- 2024-09-18: CVE-2024-45858: Guardrails has an arbitrary code execution vulnerability (https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w392-75q8-vr67)

## Sources

- 2024-09-18 GitHub Advisory Database: CVE-2024-45858: Guardrails has an arbitrary code execution vulnerability https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w392-75q8-vr67

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