Uncontrolled Search Path Element Affecting tensorflow package, versions [,2.21.0rc0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PYTHON-TENSORFLOW-15325644
  • published22 Feb 2026
  • disclosed20 Feb 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 20 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-2492  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-427  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade tensorflow to version 2.21.0rc0 or higher.

Overview

tensorflow is a machine learning framework.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Search Path Element via the loading of HDF5 plugins in the Keras engine. An attacker can execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious plugin in the default search path.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1