Remote code execution via unrestricted tool source
Published Jul 22, 2025 · Updated Jul 22, 2025
Code injection in letta-ai Letta 0.7.12 allows remote attackers to execute Python code and system commands through /v1/tools/run. The run_tool_from_source route passes attacker-supplied source and environment variables through the local sandbox to exec() without blocking dangerous modules or system functions. The endpoint is unauthenticated and network-exposed by default, and commands run with the Letta server process's permissions, including root when deployed that way.
Summary
What happened
Code injection in letta-ai Letta 0.7.12 allows remote attackers to execute Python code and system commands through /v1/tools/run. The run_tool_from_source route passes attacker-supplied source and environment variables through the local sandbox to exec() without blocking dangerous modules or system functions. The endpoint is unauthenticated and network-exposed by default, and commands run with the Letta server process's permissions, including root when deployed that way.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-51482
- Published
- Jul 22, 2025
- Updated
- Jul 22, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-94, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 22, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Gecko Security /v1/tools/run proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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