CVE-2025-6208 (GCVE-0-2025-6208)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-02 10:36 – Updated: 2026-02-02 17:46
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Uncontrolled Memory Consumption in run-llama/llama_index
Summary
The `SimpleDirectoryReader` component in `llama_index.core` version 0.12.23 suffers from uncontrolled memory consumption due to a resource management flaw. The vulnerability arises because the user-specified file limit (`num_files_limit`) is applied after all files in a directory are loaded into memory. This can lead to memory exhaustion and degraded performance, particularly in environments with limited resources. The issue is resolved in version 0.12.41.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-02-02 17:46 UTC
CWE
- CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| run-llama | run-llama/llama_index |
Affected:
unspecified , < 0.12.41
(custom)
|
guessed |
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