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title: "CVE-2024-6829: Aim External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2024-6829/
description: "CVE-2024-6829 (aim (PyPI)): A vulnerability in aimhubio/aim version 3.19.3 allows an attacker to exploit the tarfile.extractall() function to extract the…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2025-03-20
date_modified: 2025-03-21
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2024-6829"
kev: false
cvss: 9.1
epss: 0.00884
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
---

# CVE-2024-6829: Aim External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability

**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 0.9% , percentile 59: FIRST’s model estimates a 0.9% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 59% 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 aim (PyPI) <= 3.19.3, no fixed version listed . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

A vulnerability in aimhubio/aim version 3.19.3 allows an attacker to exploit the tarfile.extractall() function to extract the contents of a maliciously crafted tarfile to arbitrary locations on the host server. The attacker can control repo.path and runhash to bypass directory existence checks and extract files to unintended locations, potentially overwriting critical files. This can lead to arbitrary data being written to arbitrary locations on the remote tracking server, which could be used for further attacks such as writing a new SSH key to the target server.

## Affected packages

- PyPI `aim` <= 3.19.3 → fixed: none listed

## Affected products (CVE record)

- aimhubio aimhubio/aim: unspecified <= latest

## Severity

- @huntr_ai CVSS 3.0: 9.1 `CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`
- GitHub CVSS 3.1: 9.1 `CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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 partial .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 0.88% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 59.

## Sources

- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-75px-35p4-qq6h](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-75px-35p4-qq6h)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2024-6829](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6829)
- [NVD entry CVE-2024-6829](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6829)
- [huntr.com](https://huntr.com/bounties/7c97065c-1b63-4982-82c1-8038be0ed570)

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