Intel

AIKIDO-2026-11078

ultralytics is vulnerable to Improper File Handling

Improper File Handling Pre-CVE
Found by Aikido Intel before public disclosure or CVE publication.
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High Risk

This Affects:

PYTHONultralytics
8.0.30 - 8.4.41
Fixed in 8.4.42
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TL;DR

The package fixed multiple file-handling weaknesses by hardening ZIP/TAR extraction and validating ul:// platform URIs before use. It now blocks archive entries that would write outside the intended directory, skips symbolic links and other dangerous TAR members, and rejects ul:// paths containing absolute paths or .. traversal. These issues could otherwise enable arbitrary file overwrite, unauthorized file placement, or unsafe file access during download and extraction workflows.

Who does this affect?

You are affected if you are using a version that falls within the vulnerable range.

Background info

ultralytics is vulnerable to Improper File Handling in versions 8.0.30 - 8.4.41.

How to fix this

Upgrade the ultralytics library to the patch version.