{"id":"CVE-2026-111170","title":"kedro-datasets from 9.3.0 through 9.6.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in MatplotlibDataset.save() that allows attackers to write files outside the dataset directory by supplying absolute plot names","summary":"kedro-datasets from 9.3.0 through 9.6.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in MatplotlibDataset.save() that allows attackers to write files outside the dataset directory by supplying absolute plot names. Because validate_sub_path() …","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","cwe":["CWE-22"],"vendor":"kedro-org","product":"kedro-datasets","affected":["kedro-datasets >= 9.3.0 <= 9.6.0"],"published":"2026-10-15","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T19:17:33.153","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111170","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins/blob/611ce7a20dcb0be655190afb9064468fa278b08c/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/_utils/security.py#L22","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins/blob/611ce7a20dcb0be655190afb9064468fa278b08c/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/matplotlib/matplotlib_dataset.py#L198-L201","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins/pull/1544","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins/security/advisories/GHSA-cjg8-h5qc-hrjv","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kedro-datasets-9.3.0-through-9.6.0-path-traversal-via-matplotlibdataset-plot-name","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35492"},{"url":"https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro/issues/5452"},{"url":"https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins/pull/1346"},{"url":"https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins/commit/65115f76b872217317734b6bde8927170c98fc4b"},{"url":"https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins/releases/tag/kedro-datasets-9.3.0"},{"url":"https://pypi.org/project/kedro-datasets"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cjg8-h5qc-hrjv"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","osv","pip"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T19:25:46.425Z","aliases":["GHSA-cjg8-h5qc-hrjv","CVE-2026-35492","PYSEC-2026-2545"],"ecosystem":"pip","patched":["kedro-datasets 9.3.0"],"epss":0.00389,"epssPercentile":0.32853,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-10-21T01:30:33.205913Z"},"slug":"CVE-2026-111170","body":"## Overview\n\nkedro-datasets from 9.3.0 through 9.6.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in MatplotlibDataset.save() that allows attackers to write files outside the dataset directory by supplying absolute plot names. Because validate_sub_path() strips leading slashes while pathlib's join discards the base path, attackers can create or overwrite files anywhere the process can write.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Package advisory (CVE-2026-111170)\n\nAffected packages:\n\n- `kedro-datasets < 9.3.0`\n\nPatched in:\n\n- `kedro-datasets 9.3.0`\n\nSource: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-cjg8-h5qc-hrjv","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":36,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.8,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}