# CVE-2026-12479: Path Traversal in keras-team/keras

- Also known as: GHSA-GH82-F9X8-5FRX, PYSEC-2026-3632
- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.12.3, 3.15.0
- Published: 2026-06-22 · Updated: 2026-06-22

## Affected

- keras-team keras-team/keras: version range not reported
- keras (PyPI): fixed in 3.12.3
- keras (PyPI): from 3.13.0, fixed in 3.15.0
- keras (PyPI): fixed in 3.12.3; from 3.13.0, fixed in 3.15.0

## Description

A path traversal vulnerability exists in keras-team/keras version 3.14.0, specifically in the `DiskIOStore.make` method within the Keras 3 model saving and loading library. This vulnerability arises from the improper handling of user-provided layer names, which are used to construct directory paths without sanitizing for parent directory components (`..`). While forward slashes (`/`) are restricted in layer names, directory traversal sequences are not. This allows an attacker to craft a malicious Keras model that, when saved or loaded, can escape the intended temporary working directory and perform unauthorized file system operations, such as creating directories or writing files in arbitrary locations.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on keras-team keras-team/keras, keras, upgrade to a fixed version (3.12.3, 3.15.0) per the references below.
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