# CVE-2026-35397: jupyter-server path traversal allows access to sibling directories sharing root\_dir name prefix

- Also known as: GHSA-5789-5FC7-67V3, PYSEC-2026-68
- Severity: CVSS 7.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 2.18.0
- Published: 2026-05-05 · Updated: 2026-08-28

## Affected

- jupyter-server jupyter\_server: fixed in 2.18.0
- jupyter-server (PyPI): fixed in 2.18.0

## Description

Jupyter Server is the backend for Jupyter web applications. In versions 2.17.0 and earlier, a path traversal vulnerability in the REST API allows an authenticated user to escape the configured root_dir and access sibling directories whose names begin with the same prefix as the root_dir. For example, with a root_dir named "test", the API permits access to a sibling directory named "testtest" through a crafted request to the /api/contents endpoint using encoded path components. An attacker can read, write, and delete files in affected sibling directories. Multi-tenant deployments using predictable naming schemes are particularly at risk, as a user with a directory named "user1" could access directories for user10 through user19 and beyond. A user who can choose a single-character folder name could gain access to a significant number of sibling directories. Version 2.18.0 contains a fix. As a workaround, ensure folder names do not share a common prefix with any sibling directory.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on jupyter-server jupyter\_server, jupyter-server, upgrade to a fixed version (2.18.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_server/security/advisories/GHSA-5789-5fc7-67v3
- https://github.com/HiteshGorana/susvibes-jupyter-server-cve-2026-35397

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