keras-team/keras · Security
Keras: tar extraction permits symlink-based path traversal
- GHSA ID
- GHSA-58hv-7753-xmfq
- CVE ID
- CVE-2026-12482
- Severity
- low
- Published
- Updated
- CVSS
- 3.1 · CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CVSS v3
- 3.1 · CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Description
A vulnerability in keras-team/keras version 3.12.0 allows an attacker to craft a malicious tar archive that bypasses the filter_safe_tarinfos validation in keras/src/utils/file_utils.py. Specifically, symlink entries are not subjected to the same is_path_in_dir validation as regular file entries, allowing symlinks to be created outside the intended extraction directory. This can lead to symlink-based file read, file overwrite, or directory escape attacks. The issue is particularly impactful on Python 3.10 and 3.11, where filter_safe_tarinfos is the sole defense against tar path traversal. This vulnerability is distinct from CVE-2025-12060 and other previously reported issues.
CWEs
- CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12482 ↗
- https://huntr.com/bounties/5d3638e8-a9f6-4964-a865-ddb9fe4d4b6e ↗
- https://github.com/keras-team/keras/pull/23015 ↗
- https://github.com/keras-team/keras/pull/23165 ↗
- https://github.com/keras-team/keras/commit/9867df45c456dd1077a6243bb56219f66e288150 ↗
- https://github.com/keras-team/keras/commit/d338a45204bdc787c8b3c4a9b82c1911cd52dedf ↗
- https://github.com/keras-team/keras/releases/tag/v3.12.3 ↗
- https://github.com/keras-team/keras/releases/tag/v3.15.0 ↗
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-58hv-7753-xmfq ↗