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SCA: security update for llama-index-core (GHSA-cr7q-2w66-hjcm)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 435460

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2025-7647)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cr7q-2w66-hjcm

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 435460

Version: Revision 1.7

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 9/30/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.5

Percentile: 57.08

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-7647

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/27/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/27/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-7647

cwe: CWE-378