CVE-2026-2492 (GCVE-0-2026-2492)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-20 22:22 – Updated: 2026-07-15 01:16
VLAI
Title
TensorFlow HDF5 Library Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Summary
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.
Severity
7 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-02-27 00:00 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
zdi CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 191 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
TensorFlow TensorFlow Affected: 2.17.0
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Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 Unaffected: 1776243249 , < * (rpm)
    cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai:2.25::el9
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Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 Unaffected: 1776319453 , < * (rpm)
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Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)     cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai
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Date Public
2026-02-19 14:18
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