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Early warnings
SZB-a6f0228424

EUVD-2026-114249 reports path traversal in LM Studio model downloader (CVSS 8.7)

Status
Unverified: only social posts report this so far
Kind
Vulnerability
Vendor
Element Labs
Product
LM Studio
First seen

Summary

The EUVD listing says LM Studio before 0.4.22+1 has a path traversal flaw in the model downloader's resolveDownloadRequest that allows writes outside the models directory using backslash-separated filenames. The item is a feed post, and its text is truncated before it describes the full attack conditions.

If you use Element Labs

Update LM Studio to version 0.4.22+1 or later

Download models only from sources you trust

Check the models directory for unexpected files written outside it

What the sources say 1

· Mastodon: “LM Studio before 0.4.22+1 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the model downloader's resolveDownloadRequest that allows attackers to write files outside the models directory using backslash-separated traversal filenames.” Source