Quick answers
- Is CVE-2025-61165 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-61165 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2025-61165?
- Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 26 August 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Cohere North 1.1.5.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-61165?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2025-61165 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.
- Am I affected by CVE-2025-61165?
- Check whether you run Cohere North 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.
Technical details
This is an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the /v1/my_drive/batch_upload API endpoint of Cohere North v1.1.5. The vulnerability allows an attacker to upload a crafted file (likely a script or executable) that bypasses file type validation, leading to remote code execution on the server. The attack is network-accessible and does not appear to require authentication based on the endpoint naming convention. Once exploited, an attacker gains the ability to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the application, potentially leading to data exfiltration, lateral movement, or complete platform compromise. A patch is expected to be available in the near future.
Affected products
- Cohere North 1.1.5
Timeline
- 2026-08-26: disclosed