CVE catalog
CVE-2026-12479
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-12479
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.38% · Oct 25, 2026
A path traversal vulnerability exists in keras-team/keras version 3.14.0, specifically in the `DiskIOStore.make` method within the Keras 3 model saving and loading library. This vulnerability arises from the improper handling of user-provided layer names, which are used to construct directory paths without sanitizing for parent directory components (`..`). While forward slashes (`/`) are restricted in layer names, directory traversal sequences are not. This allows an attacker to craft a malicious Keras model that, when saved or loaded, can escape the intended temporary working directory and perform unauthorized file system operations, such as creating directories or writing files in arbitrary locations.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | keras | 11 | 2.3.1+dfsg-3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | keras | 11 | 2.3.1+dfsg2-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | keras | 18.04 | 1.0.7-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | keras | 18.04 | 2.1.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | keras | 20.04 | 2.2.4-1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
Observed:
References
- [https://huntr.com/bounties/188836b9-12fc-49c7-8dbf-04f60fe33743]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12479]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12479]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-12479]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-12479.json]
[FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]