# CVE-2024-5565: Prompt Injection in "ask" API with visualization leads to RCE

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-561, GHSA-7735-W2JP-GVG6
- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-05-31 · Updated: 2024-11-25

## Affected

- vanna: 0
- vanna (PyPI): through 0.5.5

## Description

The Vanna library uses a prompt function to present the user with visualized results, it is possible to alter the prompt using prompt injection and run arbitrary Python code instead of the intended visualization code. Specifically - allowing external input to the library’s “ask” method with "visualize" set to True (default behavior) leads to remote code execution.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on vanna, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory 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://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/vanna-prompt-injection-rce-jfsa-2024-001034449/

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