CVE-2024-7776: onnx Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-7776 is a critical (CVSS 9.1) Path Traversal vulnerability in onnx. EPSS estimates a 1.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 20-03-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 20-03-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the `download_model` function of the onnx/onnx framework, before and including version 1.16.1, allows for arbitrary file overwrite due to inadequate prevention of path traversal attacks in malicious tar files. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to overwrite files in the user's directory, potentially leading to remote command execution.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.