CVE-2024-5980 (GCVE-0-2024-5980)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-06-27 18:46 – Updated: 2025-10-21 14:13
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Arbitrary File Write via /v1/runs API endpoint in lightning-ai/pytorch-lightning
Summary
A vulnerability in the /v1/runs API endpoint of lightning-ai/pytorch-lightning v2.2.4 allows attackers to exploit path traversal when extracting tar.gz files. When the LightningApp is running with the plugin_server, attackers can deploy malicious tar.gz plugins that embed arbitrary files with path traversal vulnerabilities. This can result in arbitrary files being written to any directory in the victim's local file system, potentially leading to remote code execution.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-06-28 14:59 UTC
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
@huntr_ai
CNA
References
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| lightning-ai | lightning-ai/pytorch-lightning |
Affected:
unspecified , < 2.3.3
(custom)
|
|
| lightning_ai | lightning_ai\/pytorch_lightning |
Affected:
0 , ≤ *
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:lightning_ai:lightning_ai\/pytorch_lightning:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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