CVE-2026-112051
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Xinference through 4.0.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability on Windows that allows unauthenticated attackers to write and delete arbitrary .json files via backslash sequences in model_name. Attackers can register a persisted custom model through POST /v1/model_registrations/{model_type} with names like ..\..\evil to overwrite configuration or data files writable by the Xinference process.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.3
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-18 13:16:37.190000
Last modified
2026-10-19 21:14:14.150000
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"url": "https://github.com/xorbitsai/inference/blob/v4.0.1/xinference/model/cache_manager.py#L117-L134",
"source": "[email protected]"
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