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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Ollama | 0.20.0, 0.20.1, 0.20.2 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260727T201416-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23227-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23216-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260727T201416-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23227-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23216-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20260727T201416-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21551-1 |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | k8sgpt | No fix yet | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 1 repository
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davidrxchester/CVE-2026-7020 ★ 0 · Apr 25, 2026
POC for CVE-2026-7720 - Ollama tensor digest path traversal
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/ollama/ollama | <= 0.20.2 | — | GHSA-x99g-8v8j-25j2 |
| Go | github.com/ollama/ollama | all versions | — | GO-2026-5750 |
Advisories 3
- SUSE-SU-2026:23227-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 27, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:23216-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 27, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21551-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 12, 2026
References
- VDB-359599 | Ollama Tensor Model Transfer transfer.go digestToPath path traversal vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-359599 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature permissions-required
- Submit #797576 | Ollama v0.20.2 Information Disclosure third-party-advisory