Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 24, 2026· Updated Jul 25, 2026
Datasets Path Traversal via Unsanitized file_name Metadata
CVE-2026-66007
Description
Datasets through 5.0.0, fixed in commit 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.
Affected products
1- Range: <=5.0.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/huggingface/datasets/commit/f989ef9b4cc6c0039a7a82458eebca49e2b58b4bmitrepatch
- github.com/huggingface/datasets/pull/8325mitreissue-trackingpatch
- github.com/huggingface/datasets/issues/8324mitretechnical-descriptionexploitissue-tracking
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/datasets-path-traversal-via-unsanitized-file-name-metadatamitrethird-party-advisory
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