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title: "CVE-2024-3098: llama-index-core Prompt Injection vulnerability leading to Arbitrary Code Execution"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2024-3098/
description: "CVE-2024-3098 (llama-index-core (PyPI)): A vulnerability was identified in the executils class of the llamaindex package, specifically within the safeeval…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2024-04-10
date_modified: 2024-08-01
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2024-3098"
kev: false
cvss: 9.8
epss: 0.00959
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2024-3098: llama-index-core Prompt Injection vulnerability leading to Arbitrary Code Execution

**Signal:** Critical and remotely reachable. No known exploitation yet, but it is network-reachable without credentials. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- Not in CISA KEV , but CISA’s SSVC assessment records a public proof-of-concept, so attack code exists.
- EPSS 1.0% , percentile 61: FIRST’s model estimates a 1.0% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (moderate). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes llama-index-core (PyPI) < 0.10.24, fixed in 0.10.24 . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

A vulnerability was identified in the executils class of the llamaindex package, specifically within the safeeval function, allowing for prompt injection leading to arbitrary code execution. This issue arises due to insufficient validation of input, which can be exploited to bypass method restrictions and execute unauthorized code. The vulnerability is a bypass of the previously addressed CVE-2023-39662, demonstrated through a proof of concept that creates a file on the system by exploiting the flaw.

## Affected packages

- PyPI `llama-index-core` < 0.10.24 → fixed: 0.10.24

## Affected products (CVE record)

- run-llama run-llama/llama_index: unspecified < 0.10.24

## Severity

- @huntr_ai CVSS 3.0: 9.8 `CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
- GitHub CVSS 3.1: 9.8 `CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation poc , automatable yes , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 0.96% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 61.

## Sources

- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-wvpx-g427-q9wc](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wvpx-g427-q9wc)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2024-3098](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3098)
- [NVD entry CVE-2024-3098](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3098)
- [huntr.com](https://huntr.com/bounties/1bce0d61-ad03-4b22-bc32-8f99f92974e7)
- [github.com](https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index/commit/5fbcb5a8b9f20f81b791c7fc8849e352613ab475)
- [github.com](https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index/commit/2c92e88838a5f481d50840240b1dd3180066c6f5)

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