CVE-2026-12482: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in keras-team keras-team/keras
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.
CVE-2026-12482: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in keras-team keras-team/keras
Description
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.
CVSS v3.0
Score 3.1low
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- @huntr_ai
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-17T01:32:32.655Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a55c69b68715ace43c88bb5
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 05:18:19 UTC
Last updated: 07/14/2026, 05:18:19 UTC
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