The nbconvert tool, jupyter nbconvert, converts Jupyter notebooks to various other formats via Jinja templates. In versions 6.5 through 7.17.0, when `HTMLExporter.embed_images=True`, nbconvert's markdown renderer allows arbitrary file read via path traversal in image references. A malicious notebook can exfiltrate sensitive files from the conversion host by embedding them as base64 data URIs in the output HTML. nbconvert 7.17.1 contains a fix. As a workaround, do not enable `HTMLExporter.embed_images`; it is not enabled by default.
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| Description | The nbconvert tool, jupyter nbconvert, converts Jupyter notebooks to various other formats via Jinja templates. In versions 6.5 through 7.17.0, when `HTMLExporter.embed_images=True`, nbconvert's markdown renderer allows arbitrary file read via path traversal in image references. A malicious notebook can exfiltrate sensitive files from the conversion host by embedding them as base64 data URIs in the output HTML. nbconvert 7.17.1 contains a fix. As a workaround, do not enable `HTMLExporter.embed_images`; it is not enabled by default. | |
| Title | nbconvert has an Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal in HTMLExporter Image Embedding | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-22 CWE-73 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-04-21T00:17:00.684Z
Reserved: 2026-04-06T21:29:17.350Z
Link: CVE-2026-39378
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-04-21T01:16:06.073
Modified: 2026-04-21T01:16:06.073
Link: CVE-2026-39378
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Updated: 2026-04-21T02:30:25Z