CVE-2026-49114 (GCVE-0-2026-49114)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-21 16:10 – Updated: 2026-08-21 16:43
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
ONNX symlink-following and path-traversal arbitrary file write
Summary
In ONNX before 1.21.0, the 'save_external_data' function builds the external-data file path from the model's external_data location field and opens it for writing without 'O_NOFOLLOW/O_EXCL', after a non-atomic 'os.path.isfile()' check. A local attacker with write access to the directory where a victim serializes external data can deterministically pre-plant a symlink that is being followed, causing the victim's write to append to any file the victim can write, e.g. ~/.ssh/authorized_keys, cron files, or application configs. Fixed in 1.21.0.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · cisa-cg (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-27 16:00 UTC
CWE
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/onnx/onnx/security/advisories/… | vendor-advisoryexploit |
| https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/de… | third-party-advisory |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-49114 | vdb-entry |
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-03-31 00:00
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