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Medium · 6.8 CVE-2026-5422 EUVD-2026-33905GHSA-gf7q-q4j7-hp7cPYSEC-2026-2532

Path Traversal in jupyter/jupyter

Published Jun 2, 2026 · Updated Jun 2, 2026 · Assigned by @huntr_ai

Description

A path traversal vulnerability exists in jupyter-server version 2.17.0 due to an incorrect root directory boundary check in the _get_os_path() function within jupyter_server/services/contents/fileio.py. The check uses startswith(root) without appending a trailing path separator, allowing sibling directories with names starting with the same prefix as root_dir to bypass the check. Additionally, the to_os_path() function in utils.py does not strip ".." from path parts, enabling traversal sequences to bypass the vulnerable check. This vulnerability can lead to unauthorized read/write access to files in sibling directories, potentially exposing sensitive data in shared hosting environments.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
jupyter jupyter/jupyter unspecified – ≤ latest —

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 jupyter-server No fix yet —
Debian 13 jupyter-server No fix yet —
Debian 12 jupyter-server No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 jupyter-server No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS jupyter-server No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 jupyter-server No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS jupyter-server No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS jupyter-server No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed python-jupyter-server 2.19.0-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:10972-1

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI jupyter-server < 2.18.2 2.18.2 PYSEC-2026-2532

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