CVE-2024-6868 is a critical arbitrary file write vulnerability affecting mudler/LocalAI version 2.17.1. This flaw arises from improper handling of automatic archive extraction, allowing a "tarslip" attack where specially crafted archives can write files to arbitrary server locations outside the intended models directory. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, potentially leading to remote code execution by overwriting critical backend assets. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the severe impact warrants immediate attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.17.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mudler:localai:2.17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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