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CVE-2024-6961: Guardrails AI XXE vulnerability

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An XML external entity vulnerability affects Guardrails AI versions prior to 0.5.0 when parsing external RAIL documents. This flaw may allow internal file data leakage via the SYSTEM entity.

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CVSS
8.2
EPSS
<0.01 · top 65% · 2026-11-13
EPSS scores by FIRST
fix status
Fix status unknown
first report
21 Jul 2024
last update
21 Jul 2024
CVE ids
CVE-2024-6961other records

Timeline · 1

  1. 21 Jul 2024CVE-2024-6961: Guardrails AI vulnerable to Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Sources · 1

Advisories and databases

  1. 2024-07-21
    CVE-2024-6961: Guardrails AI vulnerable to Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
    GitHub Advisory Database · github.com/advisories/GHSA-f8hx-f4xw-c646

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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
xxeguardrails-ai
dates
happened 21 Jul 2024 · first reported 21 Jul 2024
origin
GitHub Advisory Database
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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-2024-6961: Guardrails AI XXE vulnerability

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/cve-2024-6961-guardrails-ai-xxe-vulnerability · AIR-2024-0151 · closed 2024-07-21

- Lane: Patch now
- Severity: 2 (Disclosed vulnerability)
- Fix status: Fix status unknown
- First reported: 2024-07-21
- AI role: Attack on AI
- Products: guardrails-ai
- CVE ids: CVE-2024-6961
- CVSS: 8.2

## Summary

An XML external entity vulnerability affects Guardrails AI versions prior to 0.5.0 when parsing external RAIL documents. This flaw may allow internal file data leakage via the SYSTEM entity.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2024-07-21: CVE-2024-6961: Guardrails AI vulnerable to Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f8hx-f4xw-c646)

## Sources

- 2024-07-21 GitHub Advisory Database: CVE-2024-6961: Guardrails AI vulnerable to Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f8hx-f4xw-c646

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