CVE-2026-2492

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.0
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-02-21. NVD baseline CVSS 7.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

TensorFlow HDF5 Library Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of TensorFlow. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the handling of plugins. The application loads plugins from an unsecured location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of a target user. Was ZDI-CAN-25480.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.0(medium)
EPSS
16.7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 20, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Jul 1, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_commit, redhat.
redhat

2441510 – (CVE-2026-2492) CVE-2026-2492 tensorflow: TensorFlow: Local privilege escalation via uncontrolled search path for plugins

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2441510
redhat Patch Available

cve-details

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2492
generic

ZDI-26-116 - TrendAI™ Zero Day Initiative™ (ZDI)

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-116/
github_commit Patch Available

commit 46e7f7fb144f (tensorflow/tensorflow)

Patch available: tensorflow/tensorflow v2.21.0-rc0 (contains commit 46e7f7fb144f)

https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/46e7f7fb144fd11cf6d17c23dd47620328d77082

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-2492(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatrhoai/odh-workbench-jupyter-tensorflow-cuda-py312-rhel9:17763194532026-04-23redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(1)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 14× in last 7d / 48× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-2492?
CVE-2026-2492 is a high vulnerability published on February 20, 2026. TensorFlow HDF5 Library Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of TensorFlow. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system…
When was CVE-2026-2492 disclosed?
CVE-2026-2492 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 20, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-2492 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-2492 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 16.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-2492?
CVE-2026-2492 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 7.0.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-2492?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-2492, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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