CVE-2026-65010: Datasets Symlink-following Arbitrary File Write via Extractor.extract()
Medium · CVSS 6.6 (CVSS 3.1)EPSS 0.17%, 7th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: VulnCheck
Description
Datasets through 5.00, fixed in commit ad2d853, contains a symlink-following vulnerability in Extractor.extract() that allows local attackers to write arbitrary files by pre-planting symlinks at predictable output paths. Attackers can redirect archive extraction to arbitrary filesystem locations in shared-cache environments, enabling overwrite of sensitive files and potential privilege escalation or code execution.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H · CWE-61
Tracked companies
Mapped from the CVE’s affected-product data, NVD CPE matches, vendor advisories or package feeds. A mapping means the vendor’s software is named, not that its hosted service was exposed.
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
huggingface: datasets
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- github.com/huggingface/datasets/commit/ad2d853ae2ce41d8068c23b44c2e29004312ccee (opens in new tab)
- github.com/huggingface/datasets/issues/8296 (opens in new tab)
- github.com/huggingface/datasets/pull/8303 (opens in new tab)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/datasets-symlink-following-arbitrary-file-write-via-extrac… (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)