CVE-2026-66007: Hugging Face Datasets folder-based builders allow path traversal through file_name metadata
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Datasets through 5.0.0, fixed in f989ef9, contains a path traversal vulnerability in folder-based dataset builders where the file_name metadata field is not properly validated before being joined to the dataset directory. Attackers can supply crafted file_name values with directory traversal sequences to read arbitrary local files, which are then embedded into output when save_to_disk or push_to_hub is called.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-379c-qx7v-6h59
- github.com/huggingface/datasets/commit/f989ef9b4cc6c0039a7a82458eebca49e2b58b4b
- github.com/huggingface/datasets/issues/8324
- github.com/huggingface/datasets/pull/8325
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/datasets/PYSEC-2026-3716.yaml
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-66007
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/datasets-path-traversal-via-unsanitized-file-name-metadata
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