Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 20, 2025· Updated Oct 15, 2025
Local File Read (LFI) by Tarslip Symlink via arxiv_download() API in binary-husky/gpt_academic
CVE-2024-10986
Description
GPT Academic version 3.83 is vulnerable to a Local File Read (LFI) vulnerability through its HotReload function. This function can download and extract tar.gz files from arxiv.org. Despite implementing protections against path traversal, the application overlooks the Tarslip triggered by symlinks. This oversight allows attackers to read arbitrary local files from the victim server.
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2- Range: = 3.83
- binary-husky/binary-husky/gpt_academicv5Range: unspecified
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