Path traversal in RAG API - CVE-2025-68414
Published: March 17, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU124046
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-68414
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in /embed-local, /embed, and /embed-upload endpoints. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and delete arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
RAG API
How to mitigate CVE-2025-68414
Install updates from vendor's website.
RAG API - update to 0.7.1