CVE-2024-12216 Arbitrary File Write via TarSlip in dmlc/gluon-cv
Attackers can overwrite arbitrary files on the victim's system by providing malicious tar archives to the dataset loading API.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-12216?
CVE-2024-12216 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in dmlc/gluon-cv, published on 20 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability in the `ImageClassificationDataset.from_csv()` API of the `dmlc/gluon-cv` repository, version 0.10.0, allows for arbitrary file write. The function downloads and extracts `tar.gz` files from URLs without proper sanitization, making it susceptible to a TarSlip vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this by crafting malicious tar files that, when extracted, can overwrite files on the victim's system via path traversal or faked symlinks.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12216?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including gluoncv.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
gluoncv PyPI | All versions to 0.10.0 | None |
gluoncv PyPI | All versions to 0.10.0 | None |
gluoncv PyPI | All versions to 0.10.0 | None |
How do I fix CVE-2024-12216?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12216 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-12216 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-12216 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m724-hqmc-ggpx, PYSEC-2026-1406.