CVE-2024-5181
A command injection vulnerability exists in the mudler/localai version 2.14.0.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.69%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A command injection vulnerability exists in the mudler/localai version 2.14.0. The vulnerability arises from the application's handling of the backend parameter in the configuration file, which is used in the name of the initialized process. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by manipulating the path of the vulnerable binary file specified in the backend parameter, allowing the execution of arbitrary code on the system. This issue is due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command, leading to potential full control over the affected system.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.69% probability · 86th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- mudler/localai
- Source
- security@huntr.dev
EPSS 2.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/mudler/localai/commit/1a3dedece06cab1acc3332055d285ac540a47f0ePatch
- https://huntr.com/bounties/c6e3cb58-6fa4-4207-bb92-ae7644174661Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/mudler/localai/commit/1a3dedece06cab1acc3332055d285ac540a47f0ePatch
- https://huntr.com/bounties/c6e3cb58-6fa4-4207-bb92-ae7644174661Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.