CVE-2024-11037
CWE-22Published: March 20, 2025· Updated: Jun 17, 2026
Official Description
A path traversal vulnerability exists in binary-husky/gpt_academic at commit 679352d, which allows an attacker to bypass the blocked_paths protection and read the config.py file containing sensitive information such as the OpenAI API key. This vulnerability is exploitable on Windows operating systems by accessing a specific URL that includes the absolute path of the project.
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-11037 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.
Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.
A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), with a CVSS base score of 6.5.
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Recommended Actions
- →Apply vendor patches immediately
- →Monitor CVE-2024-11037 in threat intel feeds
- →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts