# CVE-2024-12911: PYSEC-2026-1555 - LlamaIndex vulnerable to Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-12911-llamaindex-vulnerable-to-creation-of-temporary-file-in-directory  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-07  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-12911 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2026-07-07

LlamaIndex vulnerable to Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-12911 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-12911 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-12911?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 7 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** llama-index (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.12.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-12911?** Yes. llama-index (PyPI): upgrade to 0.12.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-12911?** Check whether you run llama-index (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 (PyPI): upgrade to 0.12.3 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "llama-index>=0.12.3"
  ```


## Affected products

- llama-index (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.12.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-12911
- GHSA-jmgm-gx32-vp4w
- PYSEC-2026-1555

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