CVE-2026-12482CWE-22path-traversal

CVE-2026-12482

Medium · published July 14, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
24.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00330 · 24.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2026-07-14T10:16Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
keras/kerasall versions—
References (2)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 JUL 05:13Z
    Path Traversal via Symlink Name Validation Bypass in keras-team/keras
    cvelistv5