Medium 5.4Published Oct 22, 2025

CVE-2025-11844XPath Injection in Hugging Face Smolagents search_item_ctrl_f Function

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 3:00 PM ET)

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Hugging Face Smolagents version 1.20.0 contains an XPath injection vulnerability in the search_item_ctrl_f function located in src/smolagents/vision_web_browser.py. The function constructs an XPath query by directly concatenating user-supplied input into the XPath expression without proper sanitization or escaping. This allows an attacker to inject malicious XPath syntax that can alter the intended query logic. The vulnerability enables attackers to bypass search filters, access unintended DOM elements, and disrupt web automation workflows. This can lead to information disclosure, manipulation of AI agent interactions, and compromise the reliability of automated web tasks. The issue is fixed in version 1.22.0.

CVSS: 5.4 MEDIUM (v3.0, CNA)CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-643
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: @huntr_ai
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Oct 22, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

huggingface huggingface/smolagents huggingface:smolagents (from the name)	from unspecified before 1.22.0	CNA record
huggingface smolagents huggingface:smolagents	from 1.20.0 before 1.22.0	NVD

References

References

https://huntr.com/bounties/01ab4405-9bca-4b26-b7a3-5ca1863a69b4	exploit, third-party-advisory
https://github.com/huggingface/smolagents/commit/f570ed5e17999d4cf7d5e79c2830fbaefab8a794	patch

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