# CVE-2024-12704: PYSEC-2026-1563 - LlamaIndex Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-12704-llamaindex-improper-handling-of-exceptional-conditions  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-07  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-12704 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2026-07-07

LlamaIndex Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability

Technologies: [llama-index (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/llama-index), [llama-index-core (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/llama-index-core). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-12704 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-12704 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-12704?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 7 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** llama-index (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=0.12.5; llama-index-core (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.12.6.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-12704?** Yes. llama-index-core (PyPI): upgrade to 0.12.6 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-12704?** Check whether you run llama-index (PyPI) or llama-index-core (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- llama-index-core (PyPI): upgrade to 0.12.6 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "llama-index-core>=0.12.6"
  ```


## Affected products

- llama-index (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=0.12.5
- llama-index-core (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.12.6

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-12704
- GHSA-j3wr-m6xh-64hg
- PYSEC-2025-244
- PYSEC-2026-1563

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