HIGH7.5

PYSEC-2026-1558

LlamaIndex vulnerable to Path Traversal attack through its encode_image function

Quick fix

PYSEC-2026-1558 — llama-index-core: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

pip install --upgrade 'llama-index-core>=0.12.41'

Details

A path traversal vulnerability exists in run-llama/llama_index versions 0.11.23 through 0.12.40, specifically within the `encode_image` function in `generic_utils.py`. This vulnerability allows an attacker to manipulate the `image_path` input to read arbitrary files on the server, including sensitive system files. The issue arises due to improper validation or sanitization of the file path, enabling path traversal sequences to access files outside the intended directory. The vulnerability is fixed in version 0.12.41.

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Affected packages

PyPI/llama-index-core

Introduced in: 0.11.23Fixed in: 0.12.41

Fixpip install --upgrade 'llama-index-core>=0.12.41'

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6209[ADVISORY]
https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index/commit/cdeaab91a204d1c3527f177dac37390327aef274[WEB]
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/llama-index/PYSEC-2025-65.yaml[WEB]
https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index[PACKAGE]
https://huntr.com/bounties/e89d14f8-bfe8-4c9a-bb2a-656c01cc9a68[WEB]
https://pypi.org/project/llama-index-core[PACKAGE]
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2rhq-96q8-4vjq[ADVISORY]