CVE-2025-7647 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2025-7647

Insecure Temporary File Handling in run-llama/llama_index

Vulnerability Description

The llama-index-core package, up to version 0.12.44, contains a vulnerability in the `get_cache_dir()` function where a predictable, hardcoded directory path `/tmp/llama_index` is used on Linux systems without proper security controls. This vulnerability allows attackers on multi-user systems to steal proprietary models, poison cached embeddings, or conduct symlink attacks. The issue affects all Linux deployments where multiple users share the same system. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-379, CWE-377, and CWE-367, indicating insecure temporary file creation and potential race conditions.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

run-llama/llama_index
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified

Timeline

Official Publish: September 27th, 2025
Last Modified: September 29th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-378

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.