{"id":78014,"date":"2025-09-27T07:33:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T07:33:08","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-05T17:38:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T23:38:53","slug":"cve-2025-10854-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-txtai-framework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-10854-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-txtai-framework\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-10854: Path Traversal Vulnerability in txtai Framework<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, vulnerabilities are found and patched frequently to maintain the integrity of systems. CVE-2025-10854 is a critical vulnerability that affects the txtai framework, a popular text indexing system used for machine learning applications. This vulnerability is a path traversal vulnerability, which can potentially allow an attacker to gain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28041-access-control-vulnerability-in-itranswarp-up-to-version-2-19\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85991\">access to sensitive data or even gain control<\/a> of the system. This matters because the widespread use of txtai framework exposes a large number of systems to potential threats, and the severity of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22409-code-execution-vulnerability-in-rfc-send-buf-uih-could-lead-to-local-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85467\">vulnerability could lead<\/a> to serious consequences if left unpatched.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-10854<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS 8.1)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22404-potential-system-compromise-due-to-use-after-free-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85561\">System compromise<\/a> or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2148107677\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>txtai | All versions before patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of the fact that the txtai framework <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9566-podman-vulnerability-allows-unauthorized-file-overwriting\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88133\">allows the loading of compressed tar files<\/a> as embedding indices. While there is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52451-improper-input-validation-vulnerability-in-salesforce-tableau-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85910\">validate function in place intended to prevent path traversal vulnerabilities<\/a>, it fails to account for symbolic links within the tar file. This oversight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58755-high-risk-vulnerability-in-monai-ai-toolkit-allowing-system-file-overwrite\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88992\">allows an attacker to write a file<\/a> anywhere in the filesystem when txtai is used to load untrusted embedding indices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-880967217\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>A potential exploitation scenario may look something like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Attacker creates a tar file with a symbolic link to a sensitive system file\necho &quot;malicious data&quot; &gt; evil\nln -s \/etc\/passwd link\ntar -cf exploit.tar evil link\n# Attacker uploads the tar file to the vulnerable system\ncurl -X POST -H &quot;Content-Type: multipart\/form-data&quot; -F &quot;file=@exploit.tar&quot; http:\/\/target.example.com\/upload\n# txtai on the vulnerable system unpacks the tar file\n# and overwrites the sensitive file with malicious data<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This is a simplified example. In practice, exploitation could involve more complex payloads and target other sensitive files or directories.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are strongly recommended to apply the vendor-provided patch as soon as possible. As a temporary mitigation, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be configured to block or alert on suspicious tar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-13342-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-booster-for-woocommerce-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85900\">file uploads<\/a>. However, these measures are not full solutions and can be bypassed by a determined attacker. Therefore, patching the vulnerability remains the most effective way to prevent its exploitation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, vulnerabilities are found and patched frequently to maintain the integrity of systems. CVE-2025-10854 is a critical vulnerability that affects the txtai framework, a popular text indexing system used for machine learning applications. 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