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CVE-2026-111170: kedro-datasets 9.3.0 through 9.6.0 Path Traversal via MatplotlibDataset Plot Name

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-15 · updated 2026-10-21
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

kedro-datasets from 9.3.0 through 9.6.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in MatplotlibDataset.save() that allows attackers to write files outside the dataset directory by supplying absolute plot names. Because validate_sub_path() strips leading slashes while pathlib's join discards the base path, attackers can create or overwrite files anywhere the process can write.

Affected products

• kedro-org kedro-datasets: from 9.3.0 through 9.6.0

References

• https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins
• https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins/blob/611ce7a20dcb0be655190afb9064468fa278b08c/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/_utils/security.py#L22
• https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins/blob/611ce7a20dcb0be655190afb9064468fa278b08c/kedro-datasets/kedro_datasets/matplotlib/matplotlib_dataset.py#L198-L201
• https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins/pull/1544
• https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins/security/advisories/GHSA-cjg8-h5qc-hrjv
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kedro-datasets-9.3.0-through-9.6.0-path-traversal-via-matplotlibdataset-plot-name

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