CVE-2025-44779 Ollama allows deletion of arbitrary files
Attackers can delete arbitrary files on the server by sending crafted packets to the /api/pull endpoint in Ollama.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2025-44779?
CVE-2025-44779 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Aug 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
An issue in Ollama v0.1.33 allows attackers to delete arbitrary files via sending a crafted packet to the endpoint /api/pull.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-44779?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/ollama/ollama. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/ollama/ollama Go | All versions | 0.1.34 |
github.com/ollama/ollama Go | All versions | 0.1.34 |
github.com/ollama/ollama Go | All versions | 0.1.34 |
Products include Ollama Ollama.
How do I fix CVE-2025-44779?
Upgrade github.com/ollama/ollama to 0.1.34 or later.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-44779 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-44779 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2025-63389 Ollama Platform has missing authentication enabling attackers to perform model management operations
- CVE-2024-45436 Ollama can extract members of a ZIP archive outside of the parent directory
- CVE-2026-7482 Ollama heap out-of-bounds read in GGUF tensor parsing leaks server process memory to unauthenticated remote attackers
- CVE-2024-37032 Ollama does not validate the format of the digest (sha256 with 64 hex digits)
- CVE-2025-15514 Ollama Multi-Modal Model Image Processing NULL Pointer Dereference
Sources
Also known as GHSA-93jv-pvg8-hf3v, GO-2025-3851.