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High · 7.3 CVE-2025-30167 EUVD-2025-16771GHSA-33p9-3p43-82vqPYSEC-2026-1477

Jupyter Core on Windows Has Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Published Jun 3, 2025 · Updated Jan 23, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Jupyter Core is a package for the core common functionality of Jupyter projects. When using Jupyter Core prior to version 5.8.0 on Windows, the shared `%PROGRAMDATA%` directory is searched for configuration files (`SYSTEM_CONFIG_PATH` and `SYSTEM_JUPYTER_PATH`), which may allow users to create configuration files affecting other users. Only shared Windows systems with multiple users and unprotected `%PROGRAMDATA%` are affected. Users should upgrade to Jupyter Core version 5.8.0 or later to receive a patch. Some other mitigations are available. As administrator, modify the permissions on the `%PROGRAMDATA%` directory so it is not writable by unauthorized users; or as administrator, create the `%PROGRAMDATA%\jupyter` directory with appropriately restrictive permissions; or as user or administrator, set the `%PROGRAMDATA%` environment variable to a directory with appropriately restrictive permissions (e.g. controlled by administrators _or_ the current user).

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
jupyter jupyter_core < 5.8.0 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 jupyter-core No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS jupyter-core No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 jupyter-core No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS jupyter-core No fix yet —
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS jupyter-core No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS jupyter-core No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS jupyter-core No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed python-jupyter-core 5.8.1-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2025:15272-1

Wolfi

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Wolfi rolling jupyter-docker-base +1 999.9.9_git20260925-r0 —
Wolfi rolling kubeflow-pipelines-visualization-server 2.5.0-r3 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI jupyter-core < 5.8.1 5.8.1 GHSA-33p9-3p43-82vq

Advisories 1

References