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CVE-2026-12479

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.

MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 0.38%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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.

CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS: 0.38% probability · 32th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-22
Source: security@huntr.dev

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.