CVE-2025-6209: LlamaIndex path traversal vulnerability in encode_image
LlamaIndex
A path traversal vulnerability in LlamaIndex allows attackers to read arbitrary files via the encode_image function. The issue has been patched in version 0.12.41.
disclosed CVENo confirmed exploitation, so this record is tracked as a disclosed vulnerability and not counted as an incident. It moves into the counts if CISA or the vendor confirms exploitation. Why
- CVSS
- 7.5
- EPSS
- 0.01 · top 50% · 2026-11-13
- fix status
- Fix status unknown
- first report
- 7 Jul 2025
- last update
- 7 Jul 2025
- CVE ids
Timeline · 1
Sources · 1
Advisories and databases
- 2025-07-07CVE-2025-6209: LlamaIndex vulnerable to Path Traversal attack through its encode_image functionGitHub Advisory Database · github.com/advisories/GHSA-2rhq-96q8-4vjq
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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
- path-traversal
- dates
- happened 7 Jul 2025 · first reported 7 Jul 2025
- origin
- GitHub Advisory DatabaseVulnerability record from NVD / the GitHub Advisory Database. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- record
- confidence 0.95 · created 2026-10-18 07:00Z · updated 2026-10-18 07:00Z
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# CVE-2025-6209: LlamaIndex path traversal vulnerability in encode_image https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/cve-2025-6209-llamaindex-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-enc · AIR-2025-0312 · closed 2025-07-07 - Lane: Patch now - Severity: 2 (Disclosed vulnerability) - Fix status: Fix status unknown - First reported: 2025-07-07 - AI role: Attack on AI - Products: LlamaIndex - CVE ids: CVE-2025-6209 - CVSS: 7.5 ## Summary A path traversal vulnerability in LlamaIndex allows attackers to read arbitrary files via the encode_image function. The issue has been patched in version 0.12.41. ## What to do No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory. ## Latest updates - 2025-07-07: CVE-2025-6209: LlamaIndex vulnerable to Path Traversal attack through its encode_image function (https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2rhq-96q8-4vjq) ## Sources - 2025-07-07 GitHub Advisory Database: CVE-2025-6209: LlamaIndex vulnerable to Path Traversal attack through its encode_image function https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2rhq-96q8-4vjq Verify against the vendor's advisory before changing production. Data CC BY-SA 4.0, https://gcdradar.vercel.app.
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