CVE-2025-25185: GPT Academic provides interactive interfaces for large language models

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HIGH 7.5REMOTEMITIGATE

CVE-2025-25185 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.5) affecting gpt academic. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

GPT Academic provides interactive interfaces for large language models. In 3.91 and earlier, GPT Academic does not properly account for soft links. An attacker can create a malicious file as a soft link pointing to a target file, then package this soft link file into a tar.gz file and upload it. Subsequently, when accessing the decompressed file from the server, the soft link will point to the target file on the victim server. The vulnerability a

Why this priority

High severity
Public exploit reference
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	7.5 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.6% (top 50%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-59
Published	2025-03-03
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): GitHub, Inc. · Vendor: binary-husky

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-03-03 16:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 09:00 UTCUpdated Record last modified

binary-husky gpt academic MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy gpt-academic || rpm -q gpt-academic || gpt-academic --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

Verify at the official source NVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page
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-2025-25185?

gpt academic: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-25185 being exploited?

CVE-2025-25185 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-2025-25185 affect?

CVE-2025-25185 affects gpt academic. Severity is high (CVSS 7.5). GPT Academic provides interactive interfaces for large language models. In 3.91 and earlier, GPT Academic does not properly account for soft links. An attacker can create a malicious file as a soft link pointing to a target file, then packa

How urgent is CVE-2025-25185?

Priority 49/100. High severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

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CVE-2025-10236 MEDIUM 4.3 UPGRADE A vulnerability has been found in binary-husky gpt_academic up to 3.91
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References

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