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Security fix · CVE-2025-53358

kotaemon is an open-source RAG-based tool for document comprehension.

Published Jul 2, 2025 · catalog updated Jul 2, 2025 · Cinnamon

Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-53358. EPSS is 0.46%. Act only if a listed version of Cinnamon is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.46%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
vendor Cinnamon kotaemon ≤ 0.10.6

kotaemon is an open-source RAG-based tool for document comprehension. From versions 0.10.6 and prior, in libs/ktem/ktem/index/file/ui.py, the index_fn method accepts both URLs and local file paths without validation. The pipeline streams these paths directly and stores them, enabling attackers to traverse directories (e.g. ../../../../../.env) and exfiltrate sensitive files. This issue has been patched via commit 37cdc28, in version 0.10.7 which has not been made public at time of publication.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

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  • vendor Cinnamon kotaemon ≤ 0.10.6≤ 0.10.6

How to fix CVE-2025-53358

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-53358. EPSS is 0.46%. Act only if a listed version of Cinnamon is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Cinnamon kotaemon ≤ 0.10.6 ≤ 0.10.6. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.46%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 2, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    kotaemon is an open-source RAG-based tool for document comprehension. From versions 0.10.6 and prior, in libs/ktem/ktem/index/file/ui.py, the index_fn method accepts both URLs and local file paths without validation. The pipeline streams these paths directly and stores them, enabling attackers to traverse directories (e.g. ../../../../../.env) and exfiltrate sensitive files. This issue has been pa

  2. Jul 2, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    kotaemon is an open-source RAG-based tool for document comprehension. From versions 0.10.6 and prior, in libs/ktem/ktem/index/file/ui.py, the index_fn method accepts both URLs and local file paths without validation. The pipeline streams these paths directly and stores them, enabling attackers to traverse directories (e.g. ../../../../../.env) and exfiltrate sensitive files. This issue has been pa

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-53358

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-53358

    30-day exploitation probability 0.46%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-19740

    kotaemon is an open-source RAG-based tool for document comprehension. From versions 0.10.6 and prior, in libs/ktem/ktem/index/file/ui.py, the index_fn method accepts both URLs and local file paths without validation. The pipeline streams these paths directly and stores them, enab

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
  • EUVDOct 20, 2026