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High · 7.0 CVE-2026-2492 EUVD-2026-7768GHSA-9xmv-j327-gw5g

TensorFlow HDF5 Library Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Published Feb 20, 2026 · Updated Jul 15, 2026 · Assigned by zdi

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
TensorFlow TensorFlow 2.17.0 —

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
Debian 14 tensorflow 2.14.1+dfsg-3.1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 tensorflow No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS tensorflow No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 tensorflow No fix yet —

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 tensorflow 2.16.1-11 —
Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) tensorflow No fix yet —

References