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Security research · CVE-2025-55149

Tiny-Scientist is a lightweight framework for automating the entire lifecycle of scientific research—from ideation to implementation, writing, and review.

Published Aug 9, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 11, 2025 · Tiny-Scientist is a lightweight

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-2025-55149. EPSS is 0.65%. Act only if a listed version of Tiny-Scientist is a lightweight is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Tiny-Scientist is a lightweight).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.7
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.65%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
vendor ulab-uiuc tiny-scientist ≤ 0.1.1

Tiny-Scientist is a lightweight framework for automating the entire lifecycle of scientific research—from ideation to implementation, writing, and review. In versions 0.1.1 and below, a critical path traversal vulnerability has been identified in the review_paper function in backend/app.py. The vulnerability allows malicious users to access arbitrary PDF files on the server by providing crafted file paths that bypass the intended security restrictions. This vulnerability allows attackers to: read any PDF file accessible to the server process, potentially access sensitive documents outside the

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  • vendor ulab-uiuc tiny-scientist ≤ 0.1.1≤ 0.1.1

How to fix CVE-2025-55149

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-2025-55149. EPSS is 0.65%. Act only if a listed version of Tiny-Scientist is a lightweight is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with ulab-uiuc tiny-scientist ≤ 0.1.1 ≤ 0.1.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.65%. 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. Aug 9, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Tiny-Scientist is a lightweight framework for automating the entire lifecycle of scientific research—from ideation to implementation, writing, and review. In versions 0.1.1 and below, a critical path traversal vulnerability has been identified in the review_paper function in backend/app.py. The vulnerability allows malicious users to access arbitrary PDF files on the server by providing crafted fi

  2. Aug 11, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    Tiny-Scientist is a lightweight framework for automating the entire lifecycle of scientific research—from ideation to implementation, writing, and review. In versions 0.1.1 and below, a critical path traversal vulnerability has been identified in the review_paper function in backend/app.py. The vulnerability allows malicious users to access arbitrary PDF files on the server by providing crafted fi

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-55149

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-55149

    30-day exploitation probability 0.65%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-24027

    Tiny-Scientist is a lightweight framework for automating the entire lifecycle of scientific research—from ideation to implementation, writing, and review. In versions 0.1.1 and below, a critical path traversal vulnerability has been identified in the review_paper function in back

    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