| Component | Ollama |
| Severity | low (CVSS 3.7) |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| Published (NVD) | 2026-04-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
| Affected versions | ollama >= 0.20.0, <= 0.20.2 |
| Fixed in | see the vendor advisory |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| CISA KEV | not listed |
NVD description
A security flaw has been discovered in Ollama up to 0.20.2. This affects the function digestToPath of the file x/imagegen/transfer/transfer.go of the component Tensor Model Transfer Handler. The manipulation of the argument digest results in path traversal. The attack may be performed from remote. This attack is characterized by high complexity. The exploitability is reported as difficult. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
What to do
- NVD lists no fixed version yet: follow the vendor advisory below and keep Ollama off the public internet until a fix ships.
- Do not expose the component's API or UI to the internet without authentication in front of it.
Sources
- NVD: CVE-2026-7020
- https://vuldb.com/submit/797576
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/359599
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/359599/cti
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