CVE-2026-2492

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-2492
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-2492.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-2492
Downstream
Published
2026-02-20T22:22:54.392Z
Modified
2026-07-16T03:30:53.069298907Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
TensorFlow HDF5 Library Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Details

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.

Database specific 
{
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-427"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/2xxx/CVE-2026-2492.json",
    "cna_assigner": "zdi"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow
Events
Introduced
ad6d8cc177d0c868982e39e0823d0efbfb95f04c
Fixed
46e7f7fb144fd11cf6d17c23dd47620328d77082
Database specific 
{
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "2.17.0"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.17.0"
        }
    ],
    "source": [
        "AFFECTED_FIELD",
        "REFERENCES"
    ]
}

Affected versions

2.*
2.17.0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-2492.json"