CVE-2025-6773VulnerabilityPublished 27 Jun 2025

CVE-2025-6773: HKUDS LightRAG · Path Traversal

Affects HKUDS LightRAGSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

4.8Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 10% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X

Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Vulnerable system confidentiality: Low
Vulnerable system integrity: Low
Vulnerable system availability: Low
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Local: The vulnerable system is not bound to the network stack and the attacker’s path is via read/write/execute capabilities. Either the attacker exploits the vulnerability by accessing the target system locally (e.g., keyboard, console), or through terminal emulation (e.g., SSH); or the attacker relies on User Interaction by another person to perform actions required to exploit the vulnerability (e.g., using social engineering techniques to trick a legitimate user into opening a malicious document).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker requires privileges that provide basic capabilities that are typically limited to settings and resources owned by a single low-privileged user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges has the ability to access only non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without interaction from any human user, other than the attacker.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: Low: Performance is reduced or there are interruptions in resource availability. Even if repeated exploitation of the vulnerability is possible, the attacker does not have the ability to completely deny service to legitimate users. The resources in the Vulnerable System are either partially available all of the time, or fully available only some of the time, but overall there is no direct, serious consequence to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Jun 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
GitHubhkuds/LightRAG`pkg:github/hkuds/LightRAG`Other threats	Affected =1.3.0 =1.3.1 =1.3.2 =1.3.3 =1.3.4 =1.3.5 =1.3.6 =1.3.7 =1.3.8	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

1. Immediately apply the official patch identified by commit 60777d535b719631680bcf5d0969bdef79ca4eaf to all affected LightRAG installations to fix the path traversal vulnerability. 2. Restrict local access to systems running LightRAG to trusted users only, enforcing strict user authentication and authorization policies. 3. Implement file system monitoring and integrity checking on directories used by LightRAG to detect unauthorized file writes or modifications. 4. Employ application-level input validation and sanitization for file upload functionality to prevent malicious filename manipulation. 5. Use containerization or sandboxing techniques to isolate LightRAG processes, limiting the impact of potential exploitation. 6. Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing focusing on local privilege escalation and file upload mechanisms. 7. Educate internal users about the risks of local exploitation and enforce endpoint security best practices to reduce insider threat risks.

Description

A vulnerability was found in HKUDS LightRAG up to 1.3.8. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function upload_to_input_dir of the file lightrag/api/routers/document_routes.py of the component File Upload. The manipulation of the argument file.filename leads to path traversal. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The identifier of the patch is 60777d535b719631680bcf5d0969bdef79ca4eaf. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Impact

For European organizations using HKUDS LightRAG versions 1.3.0 to 1.3.8, this vulnerability could allow local attackers or malicious insiders to write files outside the intended directories, potentially leading to unauthorized code execution, data corruption, or service disruption. This could compromise the integrity and availability of critical document management or processing workflows that LightRAG supports. In sectors with strict data protection regulations such as GDPR, unauthorized file manipulation could also lead to data breaches or compliance violations. Since the attack requires local access, the threat is particularly relevant for organizations with shared workstations, insufficient endpoint security, or weak internal access controls. The medium severity rating reflects the limited attack vector but does not diminish the risk in environments where local access controls are lax. European organizations in industries such as finance, healthcare, and government, where document integrity and availability are paramount, may face operational and reputational damage if exploited.

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