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Medium · 5.5 CVE-2026-12480 EUVD-2026-41090GHSA-26c4-7vv6-867jPYSEC-2026-3629

Arbitrary HDF5 File Read via Virtual Dataset Bypass in keras-team/keras

Published Jul 1, 2026 · Updated Jul 1, 2026 · Assigned by @huntr_ai

Description

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 3.12.2 and 3.14.1.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
keras-team keras-team/keras unspecified – < 3.12.2, 3.14.1 3.12.2, 3.14.1

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
Debian 11 keras No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS keras No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS keras No fix yet —

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 keras 3.3.3-8 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI keras < 3.12.3 3.12.3 GHSA-26c4-7vv6-867j
PyPI keras >= 3.13.0, < 3.15.0 3.15.0 GHSA-26c4-7vv6-867j
PyPI keras < 3.12.3 · >= 3.13.0, < 3.15.0 3.12.3, 3.15.0 PYSEC-2026-3629

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