CVE-2024-25639: Khoj is an application that creates personal AI agents

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-25639?

khoj: upgrade to 1.13.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2024-25639 being exploited?

CVE-2024-25639 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2024-25639 affect?

CVE-2024-25639 affects khoj. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.9). Khoj is an application that creates personal AI agents. The Khoj Obsidian, Desktop and Web clients inadequately sanitize the AI model's response and user inputs. This can trigger Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via Prompt Injection from untruste

Q: How urgent is CVE-2024-25639?

Priority 37/100. Public exploit reference

Routine

MEDIUM 5.9UPGRADE

CVE-2024-25639 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.9) affecting khoj. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Khoj is an application that creates personal AI agents. The Khoj Obsidian, Desktop and Web clients inadequately sanitize the AI model's response and user inputs. This can trigger Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via Prompt Injection from untrusted documents either indexed by the user on Khoj or read by Khoj from the internet when the user invokes the /online command. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.13.0.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.9 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	High
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.6% (top 53%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-80, CWE-77, CWE-79
Published	2024-07-08
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): GitHub, Inc. · Vendor: khoj

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-07-08 15:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 07:16 UTCUpdated Record last modified

khoj khoj UPGRADE

Affected: < 1.13.0

Fixed in: 1.13.0

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy khoj || rpm -q khoj || khoj --version

2. UPGRADE to 1.13.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade khoj

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade khoj

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-25639?

khoj: upgrade to 1.13.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-25639 being exploited?

CVE-2024-25639 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2024-25639 affect?

CVE-2024-25639 affects khoj. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.9). Khoj is an application that creates personal AI agents. The Khoj Obsidian, Desktop and Web clients inadequately sanitize the AI model's response and user inputs. This can trigger Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via Prompt Injection from untruste

How urgent is CVE-2024-25639?

Priority 37/100. Public exploit reference

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References

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