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medium 5.8

CVE-2025-8917 json

Path Traversal Leading to Remote Code Execution in allegroai/clearml

published 2025-10-05 13 mo ago modified 2026-10-09 31 d ago also GHSA-579p-qf78-fqm2 , PYSEC-2026-1255 , EUVD-2025-32093

cvss
5.8
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability in allegroai/clearml version v2.0.1 allows for path traversal due to improper handling of symbolic and hard links in the `safe_extract` function. This flaw can lead to arbitrary file writes outside the intended directory, potentially resulting in remote code execution if critical files are overwritten.

Patch / fix

  • pypi clearml 2.0.2
  • allegroai allegroai/clearml 2.0.2

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
13 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • huntr.com https://huntr.com/bounties/588fcdd1-fea4-4cc2-a9f8-851701dcb576 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 5.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
GitHub 3.0 5.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
OSV 3.0 5.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi clearml
<2.0.2
2.0.2

Affected products

  • allegroai allegroai/clearml

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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