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MEDIUM

CVE-2026-7020

CVSS v3

5.6

MEDIUM

EPSS Score

0.9 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Packages

  • github.com/ollama/ollamaGoall versions · no fixed version listed

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2026-7020 Red Hat Product Security3 known affected

    Ollama: Ollama: Path traversal vulnerability in Tensor Model Transfer Handler

    mta/mta-solution-server-rhel9 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 8 · ansible-automation-platform-24/lightspeed-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 · ansible-automation-platform-25/lightspeed-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2

Full record on NVD

Description

A security flaw has been discovered in Ollama up to 0.20.2. This affects the function digestToPath of the file x/imagegen/transfer/transfer.go of the component Tensor Model Transfer Handler. The manipulation of the argument digest results in path traversal. The attack may be performed from remote. This attack is characterized by high complexity. The exploitability is reported as difficult. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Published
2026-04-26

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-7020?

A security flaw has been discovered in Ollama up to 0.20.2. This affects the function digestToPath of the file x/imagegen/transfer/transfer.go of the component Tensor Model Transfer Handler. The manipulation of the argument digest results in path traversal. The attack may be performed from remote. This attack is characterized by high complexity. The exploitability is reported as difficult. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Is CVE-2026-7020 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-7020 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.9% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-7020?

CVE-2026-7020 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.6 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

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