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CVE-2026-114140
Published:October 21, 2026
Updated:October 22, 2026
The nbconvert tool, jupyter nbconvert, converts Jupyter notebooks to various other formats via Jinja templates. From 5.4.0 until 7.17.2, ExtractOutputPreprocessor in nbconvert/preprocessors/extractoutput.py joins the attacker-controlled cell output metadata filename to output_files_dir without limiting the result to the intended directory. When a victim converts a malicious notebook with the markdown, LaTeX, reStructuredText, or AsciiDoc exporter, path traversal in the output filename can write attacker-controlled output data to arbitrary locations accessible to the victim. Running the notebook cell again replaces the malicious output metadata, but merely converting the supplied notebook does not. This issue is fixed in version 7.17.2.
Affected Packages
nbconvert-core (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=7.0.0 <7.17.2
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 7.17.2
https://github.com/jupyter/nbconvert.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v7.2.0 <v7.17.2
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v7.17.2
nbconvert (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=5.4.0 <7.17.2
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 7.17.2
nbconvert (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=7.0.0 <7.17.2
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 7.17.2
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
ACTIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
HIGH
Subsequent System Integrity
HIGH
Subsequent System Availability
HIGH
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
EPSS
Base Score:
0.31