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

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

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2w8h-hch2-v23h

## 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 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6868?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2024-6868 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in mudler/localai

- [CVE-2024-5181](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5181/): Command Injection in mudler/localai (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-2029](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2029/): Command Injection in mudler/localai (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-6983](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6983/): Remote Code Execution in mudler/localai (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-7010](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7010/): Timing Attack in mudler/localai (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-5182](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5182/): Path Traversal in mudler/localai (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-6868 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: mudler/localai. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6868/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6868/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6868
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6868
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6868

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6868/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.