CVE-2026-2492: high-severity vulnerability in TensorFlow
TensorFlow HDF5 Library Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 7.8epss 0.3%
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
TensorFlow · TensorFlowRelated CVEs — TensorFlow
In the same product, most dangerous first.
References
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10184https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2492https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2441510https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/46e7f7fb144fd11cf6d17c23dd47620328d77082https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-2492.jsonhttps://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-116/