CVE-2024-10954 Prompt Injection Leading to RCE in binary-husky/gpt_academic Plugin `manim`
Attackers can achieve remote code execution on the backend by injecting malicious prompts into the manim plugin due to lack of sandboxing.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-10954?
CVE-2024-10954 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in binary-husky/gpt_academic, published on 20 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the `manim` plugin of binary-husky/gpt_academic, versions prior to the fix, a vulnerability exists due to improper handling of user-provided prompts. The root cause is the execution of untrusted code generated by the LLM without a proper sandbox. This allows an attacker to perform remote code execution (RCE) on the app backend server by injecting malicious code through the prompt.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10954?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Binary-Husky Gpt Academic.
How do I fix CVE-2024-10954?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10954 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2024-10954 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-10954 exists.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-m2gm-4vg9-pcc4.