How severe is GHSA-488g-hw5f-x29p?

GHSA-488g-hw5f-x29p has a CVSS score of 5.3/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by GHSA-488g-hw5f-x29p?

GHSA-488g-hw5f-x29p affects the following packages: llama-index-core (PyPI). Ecosystems affected: PyPI.

How do I fix GHSA-488g-hw5f-x29p?

Update llama-index-core to 0.12.41 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-488g-hw5f-x29p is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect GHSA-488g-hw5f-x29p in my PyPI dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for llama-index-core. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

How do I mitigate GHSA-488g-hw5f-x29p if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

How does O3 Security protect against GHSA-488g-hw5f-x29p?

O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-488g-hw5f-x29p is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Is GHSA-488g-hw5f-x29p actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for GHSA-488g-hw5f-x29p yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What type of vulnerability is GHSA-488g-hw5f-x29p?

GHSA-488g-hw5f-x29p is classified as Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

When was GHSA-488g-hw5f-x29p published, and has it been updated?

GHSA-488g-hw5f-x29p was published on February 2, 2026 and was last updated on July 7, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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MEDIUM severity

GHSA-488g-hw5f-x29p

MEDIUMFix: run-llama/llama_index@53614e2

GHSA-488g-hw5f-x29p is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.3) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in llama-index-core. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-488g-hw5f-x29p is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.

llama-index-core vulnerable to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Also known asCVE-2025-6208PYSEC-2026-1560

Published

Feb 2, 2026

Updated

Jul 7, 2026

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Jul 7, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

🐍llama-index-core

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects PyPI packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

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.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🐍PyPI	`llama-index-core`	all versions	0.12.41

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for llama-index-core. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update llama-index-core to 0.12.41 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-488g-hw5f-x29p is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-488g-hw5f-x29p is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to GHSA-488g-hw5f-x29p. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

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