---
id: CVE-2024-8769
aliases:
  - GHSA-4qcx-jx49-6qrh
  - PYSEC-2026-258
title: Aim path traversal in LockManager.release_locks
summary: Aim path traversal in LockManager.release_locks
severity: critical
cvss: 9.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'
vendor: aim
product: aim
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - 'aim >= 3.15.0, <= 3.27.0'
published: '2025-03-20'
updated: '2026-10-26'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-26T21:15:03.699329750Z'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-4qcx-jx49-6qrh'
references:
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8769'
  - url: 'https://github.com/aimhubio/aim'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/aimhubio/aim/blob/bb76afe6e9a54364f322520cc4fea2679238f904/aim/sdk/lock_manager.py#L140
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/aim/PYSEC-2026-258.yaml
  - url: 'https://huntr.com/bounties/59d3472f-f581-4beb-a090-afd36a00ecf7'
  - url: 'https://pypi.org/project/aim'
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4qcx-jx49-6qrh'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
  - ghsa
epss: 0.00927
epssPercentile: 0.60317
cwe:
  - CWE-22
  - CWE-29
ingestedAt: '2026-09-12T03:13:01.654Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability in the `LockManager.release_locks` function in aimhubio/aim (commit bb76afe) allows for arbitrary file deletion through relative path traversal. The `run_hash` parameter, which is user-controllable, is concatenated without normalization as part of a path used to specify file deletion. This vulnerability is exposed through the `Repo._close_run()` method, which is accessible via the tracking server instruction API. As a result, an attacker can exploit this to delete any arbitrary file on the machine running the tracking server.

## Affected packages

- `aim >= 3.15.0, <= 3.27.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the advisory for the patched release.