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KerasGHSA-26c4-7vv6-867j

Keras: HDF5 virtual datasets can disclose local files

Keras

CVE-2026-12480 · Published Jul 1, 2026 · updated Aug 10, 2026

Medium5.5
Fix: upgrade to 3.12.3 or later (2 fixed versions below)
GitHub advisory

Keras versions up to and including 3.13.2 are vulnerable to an arbitrary HDF5 file read due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-1669. The vulnerability resides in the H5IOStore._verify_dataset() and file_editor.py methods, which fail to check the dataset.is_virtual property of HDF5 datasets. This allows an attacker to craft a malicious .keras model archive or .h5 weights file containing a Virtual Dataset (VDS) that references external HDF5 files on the victim's filesystem. When the victim loads the model using keras.models.load_model() or keras.saving.load_model(), the external file is transparently read, leading to potential information disclosure. Fixed in versions 3.12.3 and 3.15.0.

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
keras
PyPI
< 3.12.33.12.3
>= 3.13.0, < 3.15.03.15.0
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