---
id: CVE-2026-120204
title: DeepInfer through 0.1.0 Path Traversal via /profile output_dir Parameter
summary: >-
  DeepInfer through 0.1.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the
  unauthenticated /profile endpoint that allows remote attackers to create
  arbitrary directories via the output_dir parameter. Attackers, including
  cross-site GET reque…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: deepseek-ai
product: DeepInfer
affected:
  - DeepInfer <= 0.1.0
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-11-02T17:03:52.892089Z'
published: '2026-10-31'
updated: '2026-11-02'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-02T17:45:36.440Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-120204'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/deepseek-ai/DeepInfer/pull/242'
    label: 'Pull Request #242'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/deepseek-ai/DeepInfer/blob/553741557a57df44a46fb3ab72b6aafeaf945337/deepinfer/engine/profile_server.py#L210
  - url: 'https://github.com/deepseek-ai/DeepInfer'
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/deepinfer-through-0.1.0-path-traversal-via-profile-output-dir-parameter
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: DeepInfer through 0.1.0 Path Traversal via /profile
      output_dir Parameter
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.0043
epssPercentile: 0.37478
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T19:30:42.749Z'
---

## Overview

DeepInfer through 0.1.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the unauthenticated /profile endpoint that allows remote attackers to create arbitrary directories via the output_dir parameter. Attackers, including cross-site GET requests from an operator's browser, can write chrome trace files to exhaust disk or inodes and use error messages as a filesystem oracle.

## Affected

- `DeepInfer <= 0.1.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.