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CVE-2024-8248: Path Traversal in mintplex-labs/anything-llm

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2025-03-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-29

Description

A vulnerability in the normalizePath function in mintplex-labs/anything-llm version git 296f041 allows for path traversal, leading to arbitrary file read and write in the storage directory. This can result in privilege escalation from manager to admin. The issue is fixed in version 1.2.2.

Affected products

• Mintplexlabs Anythingllm: before 1.2.2 — fixed in 1.2.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Mintplexlabs Anythingllm 1.2.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/mintplex-labs/anything-llm/commit/47a5c7126c20e2277ee56e2c7ee11990886a40a7
• https://huntr.com/bounties/7d6c3b7a-1116-450d-b539-9c911a97537e

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