CVE-2024-8238 Unrestricted Code Execution in aimhubio/aim
Attackers can achieve unrestricted code execution or leak secrets via AimQL queries exploiting unsafe str.format_map() usage in Aim.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-8238?
CVE-2024-8238 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in aimhubio/aim, published on 20 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In version 3.22.0 of aimhubio/aim, the AimQL query language uses an outdated version of the safer_getattr() function from RestrictedPython. This version does not protect against the str.format_map() method, allowing an attacker to leak server-side secrets or potentially gain unrestricted code execution. The vulnerability arises because str.format_map() can read arbitrary attributes of Python objects, enabling attackers to access sensitive variables such as os.environ. If an attacker can write files to a known location on the Aim server, they can use str.format_map() to load a malicious .dll/.so file into the Python interpreter, leading to unrestricted code execution.
Weakness: CWE-1336
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8238?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including aim. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
aim PyPI | From 3.0.0 to 3.22.0 | None |
aim PyPI | From 3.0.0 to 3.22.0 | None |
aim PyPI | From 3.0.0 to 3.22.0 | None |
Products include Aimstack Aim.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8238?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8238 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-2024-8238 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8238 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in aimhubio/aim
- CVE-2024-6396 Arbitrary File Overwrite and Data Exfiltration in aimhubio/aim
- CVE-2024-2195 Remote Code Execution in aimhubio/aim
- CVE-2024-6829 Arbitrary File Overwrite through tarfile-extraction in aimhubio/aim
- CVE-2024-8769 Arbitrary File Deletion via Relative Path Traversal in aimhubio/aim
- CVE-2025-51464 Aim vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r229-5wgf-f28g, PYSEC-2026-1094.