CVE-2024-8769: Arbitrary File Deletion via Relative Path Traversal in aimhubio/aim

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
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-22

Description

A vulnerability in the `LockManager.release_locks` function in aimhubio/aim (commit bb76afe) allows for arbitrary file deletion through relative path traversal. The `run_hash` parameter, which is user-controllable, is concatenated without normalization as part of a path used to specify file deletion. This vulnerability is exposed through the `Repo._close_run()` method, which is accessible via the tracking server instruction API. As a result, an attacker can exploit this to delete any arbitrary file on the machine running the tracking server.

Affected products

aimhubio/aim: before 3.24.0 — fixed in 3.24.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: aimhubio/aim 3.24.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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