CVE-2021-35958

Published: Jun 30, 2021Modified: Jun 17, 2026

9.1

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.2

Source: NVD

Description

TensorFlow through 2.5.0 allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted archive when tf.keras.utils.get_file is used with extract=True. NOTE: the vendor's position is that tf.keras.utils.get_file is not intended for untrusted archives

Affected (1)

Products: Google: Tensorflow

Google

1 product

Tensorflow

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Google Tensorflow	Up to 2.5.0

Related CWEs

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (10)

https://docs.python.org/3/library/tarfile.html#tarfile.TarFile.extractall

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/b8cad4c631096a34461ff8a07840d5f4d123ce32/tensorflow/python/keras/README.md

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/b8cad4c631096a34461ff8a07840d5f4d123ce32/tensorflow/python/keras/utils/data_utils.py#L137

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://keras.io/api/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://vuln.ryotak.me/advisories/52

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://docs.python.org/3/library/tarfile.html#tarfile.TarFile.extractall