CVE-2025-5302

GHSA-7753-xrfw-ch36 HIGH
Published August 26, 2025

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the JSONReader component of the run-llama/llama_index repository, specifically in version v0.12.37. The vulnerability is caused by uncontrolled recursion...

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Affected Systems

Package Ecosystem Vulnerable Range Patched
llama-index-core pip < 0.12.38 0.12.38

Do you use llama-index-core? You're affected.

Severity & Risk

CVSS 3.1
8.6 / 10
EPSS
0.1%
chance of exploitation in 30 days
KEV Status
Not in KEV
Sophistication
N/A

Recommended Action

Patch available

Update llama-index-core to version 0.12.38

Compliance Impact

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Technical Details

NVD Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the JSONReader component of the run-llama/llama_index repository, specifically in version v0.12.37. The vulnerability is caused by uncontrolled recursion when parsing deeply nested JSON files, which can lead to Python hitting its maximum recursion depth limit. This results in high resource consumption and potential crashes of the Python process. The issue is resolved in version 0.12.38.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Timeline

Published
August 26, 2025
Last Modified
August 26, 2025
First Seen
March 24, 2026