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CVE-2026-86258

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.9 Published: 2026-09-06 Modified: 2026-09-10

Description

nbviewer through 1.0.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability in LocalFileHandler.can_show() that uses string-prefix comparison instead of proper path validation. Attackers can read files from sibling directories outside the configured root by requesting paths that share the root as a textual prefix, disclosing unintended notebooks and credentials.

Affected Platforms

Unknown

Weakness Type

CWE-22

References