Vulnerability · Published Oct 15, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-111170kedro-datasets 9.3.0 through 9.6.0 Path Traversal via MatplotlibDataset Plot Name
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in kedro-datasets from kedro-org. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
kedro-datasets from 9.3.0 through 9.6.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in MatplotlibDataset.save() that allows attackers to write files outside the dataset directory by supplying absolute plot names. Because validate_sub_path() strips leading slashes while pathlib's join discards the base path, attackers can create or overwrite files anywhere the process can write.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | kedro-datasets | 9.3.0 | GHSA-cjg8-h5qc-hrjv |
| PyPI | kedro-datasets | 9.3.0 | PYSEC-2026-2545 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| kedro-org | kedro-datasets | 9.3.0 – through 9.6.0 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
References
- https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins/pull/1544 issue-tracking, technical-description, patch
- https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins/blob/611ce7a20dcb0be655190afb9064468fa278b08c/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/matplotlib/matplotlib_dataset.py#L198-L201 technical-description
- https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins/blob/611ce7a20dcb0be655190afb9064468fa278b08c/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/_utils/security.py#L22 technical-description
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-cjg8-h5qc-hrjv) related, vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins product
- VulnCheck Advisory: kedro-datasets 9.3.0 through 9.6.0 Path Traversal via MatplotlibDataset Plot Name third-party-advisory