CVE-2026-12482
Path Traversal via Symlink Name Validation Bypass in keras-team/keras
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 3.1 Low
- Published
- Jul 14, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 14, 2026
- Reserved
- Jun 17, 2026
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 3.1 Low | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | @huntr_ai |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
keras-team/keraskeras-team |
|
References
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