# CVE-2024-14021: LlamaIndex \<= 0.11.6 BGEM3Index Unsafe Deserialization

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-85
- Severity: CVSS 8.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.11.7
- Published: 2026-01-12 · Updated: 2026-07-28

## Affected

- run-llama llama\_index: through 0.11.6
- llama-index (PyPI): fixed in 0.11.7

## Description

LlamaIndex (run-llama/llama_index) versions up to and including 0.11.6 contain an unsafe deserialization vulnerability in BGEM3Index.load_from_disk() in llama_index/indices/managed/bge_m3/base.py. The function uses pickle.load() to deserialize multi_embed_store.pkl from a user-supplied persist_dir without validation. An attacker who can provide a crafted persist directory containing a malicious pickle file can trigger arbitrary code execution when the victim loads the index from disk.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on run-llama llama\_index, llama-index, upgrade to a fixed version (0.11.7) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [PyPI packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/pypi.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://huntr.com/bounties/ab4ceeb4-aa85-4d1c-aaca-4eda1b71fc12
- https://www.llamaindex.ai/
- https://github.com/run-llama/llama_index
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/llamaindex-bgem3index-unsafe-deserialization

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