CVE-2025-12060

The keras.utils.get_file API in Keras, when used with the extract=True option for tar archives, is vulnerable to a path traversal attack. The utility uses Python's tarfile.extractall function without the filter="data" feature. A remote attacker can craft a malicious tar archive containing special symlinks, which, when extracted, allows them to write arbitrary files to any location on the filesystem outside of the intended destination folder. This vulnerability is linked to the underlying Python tarfile weakness, identified as CVE-2025-4517. Note that upgrading Python to one of the versions that fix CVE-2025-4517 (e.g. Python 3.13.4) is not enough. One additionally needs to upgrade Keras to a version with the fix (Keras 3.12).

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/keras-team/keras/pull/21760
https://github.com/keras-team/keras/security/advisories/GHSA-hjqc-jx6g-rwp9

Configurations

No configuration.

History

30 Oct 2025, 17:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-10-30 17:15

Updated : 2025-10-30 17:15

NVD link : CVE-2025-12060

Mitre link : CVE-2025-12060

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-12060

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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