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CVE-2026-2492 json

TensorFlow HDF5 Library Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

published 2026-02-20 8 mo ago modified 2026-07-15 3 mo ago also EUVD-2026-7768

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 21%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

TensorFlow HDF5 Library Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of TensorFlow. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the handling of plugins. The application loads plugins from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of a target user. Was ZDI-CAN-25480.

Patch / fix

  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 1776243249, 1776319453
  • tensorflow Debian 14 2.14.1+dfsg-3.1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-2492

  • tensorflow Azure Linux 3.0 2.16.1-11

azure linux advisories AZL-78234

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-2492 updated cvss 7.8

tensorflow: TensorFlow: Local privilege escalation via uncontrolled search path for plugins

  • Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 rhoai 1776243249, rhoai 1776319453
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:10184
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) rhoai/odh-kserve-agent-rhel9, rhoai/odh-kserve-router-rhel9, rhoai/odh-kserve-controller-rhel9, rhoai/odh-openvino-model-server-rhel9, rhoai/odh-modelmesh-runtime-adapter-rhel8, rhoai/odh-modelmesh-runtime-adapter-rhel9
    not affected: vulnerable code not in execute path
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 rhoai 1775144403, rhoai 1776243157, rhoai 1776243163, rhoai 1776243192, rhoai 1776243217, rhoai 1776243229, +69 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
8 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 7.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADP 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • TensorFlow TensorFlow
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

Sources

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