Critical

InvokeAI Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

  • Disclosed: 20.03.2025
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:20

In invoke-ai/invokeai version v5.0.2, the web API POST /api/v1/images/delete is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion. This vulnerability allows unauthorized attackers to delete arbitrary files on the server, potentially including critical or sensitive system files such as SSH keys, SQLite databases, and configuration files. This can impact the integrity and availability of applications relying on these files.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Python (PyPI) invokeai < 5.3.0rc1 5.3.0rc1

References

CVSS score 9.1/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20, CWE-22, CWE-73
Platform
Python (PyPI)
Package
invokeai
Disclosed
20.03.2025
Updated
11.10.2026 12:20

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-227r-w5j2-6243 - CC BY 4.0

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-358 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: invokeai

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
5
First → latest
03.2025 09.2025
Without a fix
2
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 3
  • High 2

Disclosures per year

  1. 2025: 5
  2. 2026: 0
  1. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2025-6237 < 6.7.0 6.7.0
  2. High · 7.5 CVE-2024-11043 <= 5.0.2 no fix
  3. InvokeAI Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability this entry
    Critical · 9.1 CVE-2024-11042 < 5.3.0rc1 5.3.0rc1

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