# CVE-2026-35167: Kedro has a path traversal in versioned dataset loading via unsanitized version string

- Also known as: GHSA-6326-W46W-PPJW, PYSEC-2026-71
- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.3.0
- Published: 2026-04-06 · Updated: 2026-04-07

## Affected

- kedro-org kedro: fixed in 1.3.0
- kedro (PyPI): fixed in 1.3.0

## Description

Kedro is a toolbox for production-ready data science. Prior to 1.3.0, the _get_versioned_path() method in kedro/io/core.py constructs filesystem paths by directly interpolating user-supplied version strings without sanitization. Because version strings are used as path components, traversal sequences such as ../ are preserved and can escape the intended versioned dataset directory. This is reachable through multiple entry points: catalog.load(..., version=...), DataCatalog.from_config(..., load_versions=...), and the CLI via kedro run --load-versions=dataset:../../../secrets. An attacker who can influence the version string can force Kedro to load files from outside the intended version directory, enabling unauthorized file reads, data poisoning, or cross-tenant data access in shared environments. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.3.0.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro/security/advisories/GHSA-6326-w46w-ppjw
- https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro/pull/5442

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