Gradio's is_in_or_equal function may be bypassed

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS 4.0

6.9 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N · score source

EPSS

• CVE-2024-47164: 0.70% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 53.41 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Impact What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted? This vulnerability relates to the bypass of directory traversal checks within the isinorequal function. This function, intended to check if a file resides within a given directory, can be bypassed with certain payloads that manipulate file paths using .. (parent directory) sequences. Attackers could potentially access restricted files if they are able to exploit this flaw, although the difficulty is high. This primarily impacts users relying on Gradio’s blocklist or directory access validation, particularly when handling file uploads. Patches Yes, please upgrade to gradio=5.0 to address this issue. Workarounds Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading? As a workaround, users can manually sanitize and normalize file paths in their Gradio deployment before passing them to the isinorequal function. Ensuring that all file paths are properly resolved and absolute can help mitigate the bypass…

Published by the source

10 Oct 2024, 21:27 UTC

Last modified by the source

21 Jan 2025, 18:21 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 13:30 UTC

1. Revision 3 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-77xq-6g77-h274

2. Revision 2 · amended · 25 Oct 2026

   Reviewed OSV alias/range/CVSS4 correction; package source scopes and original publication preserved. No customer finding resolved.

3. Revision 1 · created · 24 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record GHSA-77xq-6g77-h274

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2024-47164

Advisory: Gradio's `is_in_or_equal` function may be bypassed
IDs: CVE-2024-47164, GHSA-77xq-6g77-h274
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2024-47164 (revision 3, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 13:30 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.9)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: gradio 5.0.0. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- PyPI gradio: affected < 5.0.0; fixed in 5.0.0

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `python -m pip show gradio`: prints the installed version. Run with the environment that serves production active.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on gradio.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-77xq-6g77-h274 (OSV record GHSA-77xq-6g77-h274 lists affected ranges: PyPI gradio >=0 <5.0.0 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-77xq-6g77-h274 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-77xq-6g77-h274 lists affected ranges: PyPI gradio >=0 <5.0.0)

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