CVE Feed

    Dashboard / CVE / CVE-2024-6868

    CVE-2024-6868

    mudler/LocalAI version 2.17.1 allows for arbitrary file write due to improper handling of automatic archive extraction. When model configurations specify additional files as archives (e.g., .tar), these archives are automatically extracted after downloading. This behavior can be exploited to perform a 'tarslip' attack, allowing files to be written to arbitrary locations on the server, bypassing checks that normally restrict files to the models directory. This vulnerability can lead to remote code execution (RCE) by overwriting backend assets used by the server.

    Published:Oct 29, 2024
    Last Modified:Oct 15, 2025
    EPS:Oct 29, 2024
    EPSS Score:0.00516
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Mudler
    Product
    Localai

    Exploits

    https://huntr.com/bounties/752d2376-2d9a-4e17-b462-3c267f9dd229

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2026-59707 (CVSS 9.2) — LocalAI contains an unauthenticated server-side request forgery vulnerability in the POST /models/apply endpoi…
    CVE-2024-9900 (CVSS 6.1) — mudler/localai version v2.21.1 contains a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in its search functionality…
    CVE-2024-48057 (CVSS 6.1) — localai <=2.20.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS). When calling the delete model API and passing in…
    CVE-2024-7010 (CVSS 5.9) — mudler/localai version 2.17.1 is vulnerable to a Timing Attack. This type of side-channel attack allows an att…
    CVE-2024-6983 (CVSS 8.8) — mudler/localai version 2.17.1 is vulnerable to remote code execution. The vulnerability arises because the loc…
    CVE-2024-6095 (CVSS 5.8) — A vulnerability in the /models/apply endpoint of mudler/localai versions 2.15.0 allows for Server-Side Request…
    CVE-2024-5616 (CVSS 4.3) — A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in mudler/LocalAI versions up to and including 2.15.0…
    CVE-2024-5181 (CVSS 9.8) — A command injection vulnerability exists in the mudler/localai version 2.14.0. The vulnerability arises from t…
    CVE-2024-5182 (CVSS 9.1) — A path traversal vulnerability exists in mudler/localai version 2.14.0, where an attacker can exploit the `mod…
    CVE-2024-2029 (CVSS 9.8) — A command injection vulnerability exists in the `TranscriptEndpoint` of mudler/localai, specifically within th…

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High