# CVE-2024-8238: Unrestricted Code Execution in aimhubio/aim

- Also known as: GHSA-R229-5WGF-F28G, PYSEC-2026-1094
- Severity: CVSS 5.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-03-20 · Updated: 2025-10-15

## Affected

- aimhubio aimhubio/aim: version range not reported
- aim (PyPI): from 3.0.0, through 3.22.0

## Description

In version 3.22.0 of aimhubio/aim, the AimQL query language uses an outdated version of the safer_getattr() function from RestrictedPython. This version does not protect against the str.format_map() method, allowing an attacker to leak server-side secrets or potentially gain unrestricted code execution. The vulnerability arises because str.format_map() can read arbitrary attributes of Python objects, enabling attackers to access sensitive variables such as os.environ. If an attacker can write files to a known location on the Aim server, they can use str.format_map() to load a malicious .dll/.so file into the Python interpreter, leading to unrestricted code execution.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on aimhubio aimhubio/aim, aim, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

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