# CVE-2026-114135: Jupyter Server: Gateway WebSocket handler bypasses kernel execute authorization

- Also known as: GHSA-354V-3Q48-CV69
- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.6.0
- Published: 2026-10-21 · Updated: 2026-10-28

## Affected

- jupyter-server jupyter\_server: from 2.0.0, fixed in 2.6.0
- jupyter-server (PyPI): from 2.0.0, fixed in 2.6.0

## Description

Jupyter Server is the backend for Jupyter web applications. From 2.0.0 until 2.6.0, enabling GatewayClient.url replaced the normal KernelWebsocketHandler with WebSocketChannelsHandler, which authenticated the user but did not call authorizer.is_authorized(...) for the execute action on the kernels resource. A restricted authenticated user could therefore open an upstream kernel channel and obtain kernel execution despite the configured Authorizer denying that action, exposing data and credentials available to the kernel and permitting modification or disruption of the kernel environment. The default gateway configuration is fixed in version 2.6.0. In 2.6.0 and later, the same authorization bypass remains possible when a deployment manually registers the deprecated jupyter_server.gateway.handlers module, because its handler still omits the configured kernel-execute authorization decision.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on jupyter-server jupyter\_server, jupyter-server, upgrade to a fixed version (2.6.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_server/security/advisories/GHSA-354v-3q48-cv69
- https://github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_server/pull/1261
- https://github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_server/commit/35ffe5d435682128da16dc144a8e9e9f8fa85dd8
- https://github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_server/releases/tag/v2.6.0

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