LlamaIndex is vulnerable to Path Traversal attack through its ObsidianReader class

Exploitation

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

CVSS

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

EPSS

• CVE-2025-3046: 0.64% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 50.61 (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.

A vulnerability in the ObsidianReader class in LlamaIndex Readers Integration: Obsidian before version 0.5.1 from the run-llama/llamaindex repository (versions 0.12.23 to 0.12.28) allows for arbitrary file read through symbolic links. The ObsidianReader fails to resolve symlinks to their real paths and does not validate whether the resolved paths lie within the intended directory. This flaw enables attackers to place symlinks pointing to files outside the vault directory, which are then processed as valid Markdown files, potentially exposing sensitive information.

Published by the source

7 Jul 2025, 12:30 UTC

Last modified by the source

13 Jul 2026, 07:26 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 13:32 UTC

1. Revision 3 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-fmrf-6jv9-qjc7

2. Revision 2 · amended · 24 Oct 2026

   Amended from osv record PYSEC-2025-248

3. Revision 1 · created · 24 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record GHSA-fmrf-6jv9-qjc7

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2025-3046

Advisory: LlamaIndex is vulnerable to Path Traversal attack through its ObsidianReader class
IDs: CVE-2025-3046, GHSA-fmrf-6jv9-qjc7
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2025-3046 (revision 3, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 13:32 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: llama-index 0.12.28; llama-index-readers-obsidian 0.5.1. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- PyPI llama-index: affected >= 0.12.23, < 0.12.28; fixed in 0.12.28
- PyPI llama-index-readers-obsidian: affected < 0.5.1; fixed in 0.5.1

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `python -m pip show llama-index`: prints the installed version. Run with the environment that serves production active.
- `python -m pip show llama-index-readers-obsidian`: 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 llama-index, llama-index-readers-obsidian.
- 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-fmrf-6jv9-qjc7 (OSV record GHSA-fmrf-6jv9-qjc7 lists affected ranges: PyPI llama-index-readers-obsidian >=0 <0.5.1 (fixed))
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2025-248 (OSV record PYSEC-2025-248 lists affected ranges: PyPI llama-index >=0.12.23 <0.12.28 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fmrf-6jv9-qjc7 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-fmrf-6jv9-qjc7 lists affected ranges: PyPI llama-index-readers-obsidian >=0 <0.5.1)

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