Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting llama-index-core package, versions [,0.12.41)
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- published2 Feb 2026
- disclosed2 Feb 2026
- creditMr. Niko
Introduced: 2 Feb 2026
CVE-2025-6208 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade llama-index-core to version 0.12.41 or higher.
Overview
llama-index-core is an Interface between LLMs and your data
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in the SimpleDirectoryReader class readers/file/base.py. The configured num_files_limit is respected, but enforced after all files in a directory are loaded into memory. An attacker can cause degradation of service by supplying directories containing a large number of files.