CVE-2026-12480CWE-73

Arbitrary HDF5 File Read via Virtual Dataset Bypass in keras-team/keras

Medium · published July 1, 2026

CVSS v3.0
5.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
6.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Keras versions up to and including 3.13.2 are vulnerable to an arbitrary HDF5 file read due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-1669. The vulnerability resides in the `H5IOStore._verify_dataset()` and `file_editor.py` methods, which fail to check the `dataset.is_virtual` property of HDF5 datasets. This allows an attacker to craft a malicious `.keras` model archive or `.h5` weights file containing a Virtual Dataset (VDS) that references external HDF5 files on the victim's filesystem. When the victim loads the model using `keras.models.load_model()` or `keras.saving.load_model()`, the external file is transparently read, leading to potential information disclosure. Fixed in versions 3.12.2 and 3.14.1.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00175 · 6.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-73 · External Control of File Name or Path
Published
2026-07-01T16:53Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 JUL 16:53Z
    Arbitrary HDF5 File Read via Virtual Dataset Bypass in keras-team/keras
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