CVE-2024-6868 Arbitrary File Write in mudler/LocalAI

High 8.1 Published 29 Oct 2024 Updated 15 Oct 2025

Attackers can write arbitrary files via malicious archives, leading to remote code execution by overwriting server assets.

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-2024-6868?

CVE-2024-6868 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in mudler/localai, published on 29 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6868?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mudler Localai.

How do I fix CVE-2024-6868?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6868 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-2024-6868 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6868 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2w8h-hch2-v23h.