# CVE-2025-12488: oobabooga text-generation-webui trust_remote_code Reliance on Untrusted Inputs Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via the trust_remote_code parameter in text-generation-webui without authentication.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Nov 2025
- **Updated:** 6 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rrh4-6qqp-9mpv

## What is CVE-2025-12488?

CVE-2025-12488 is a critical code injection vulnerability in oobabooga text-generation-webui, published on 6 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

oobabooga text-generation-webui trust_remote_code Reliance on Untrusted Inputs Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of oobabooga text-generation-webui. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the handling of the trust_remote_code parameter provided to the load endpoint. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied argument before using it to load a model. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the service account.
. Was ZDI-CAN-26680.

Weakness: CWE-807 (Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12488?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-12488?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12488 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-12488 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12488 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-12488 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-12488 is a critical code injection vulnerability in oobabooga text-generation-webui, published on 6 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12488 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: oobabooga text-generation-webui. 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-2025-12488/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12488/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-12488
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12488
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-12488

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12488/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.