CVE-2026-12482 PUBLISHED

Path Traversal via Symlink Name Validation Bypass in keras-team/keras

Assigner: @huntr_ai
Reserved: 17.06.2026 Published: 14.07.2026 Updated: 14.07.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 3.1

Product Status

Vendor keras-team
Product keras-team/keras
Versions
  • affected from unspecified to latest (incl.)

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CWE