Command Injection Affecting webdataset package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PYTHON-WEBDATASET-12089391
  • published21 Aug 2025
  • disclosed13 Aug 2025
  • creditAdam Stewart

Introduced: 13 Aug 2025

NewCVE-2025-23294  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-78  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

webdataset is a High performance storage and I/O for deep learning and data processing.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Command Injection due to the user-supplied input handle. An attacker can execute arbitrary code with elevated permissions, potentially leading to privilege escalation, data tampering, information disclosure, or denial of service by providing crafted input that is improperly handled.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1