ONNX: External Data Symlink Traversal
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Open Neural Network Exchange (ONNX) is an open standard for machine learning interoperability. Prior to version 1.21.0, there is a symlink traversal vulnerability in external data loading allows reading files outside the model directory. This issue has been patched in version 1.21.0.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00258 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed onnx (onnx): 1.21.0onnx (PyPI): 1.21.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| onnx | onnx | before 1.21.0 | 1.21.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | onnx (PyPI) | before 1.21.0 | 1.21.0 | Patch available | GHSA-p433-9wv8-28xj |
- onnx Vendoronnx Affected before 1.21.0 Fixed in 1.21.0 Patch available CNA
- onnx (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.21.0 Fixed in 1.21.0 Patch available GHSA-p433-9wv8-28xj
Remediation
- Fix · CNA onnx (onnx) Fixed in 1.21.0
- Fix · GHSA-p433-9wv8-28xj onnx (PyPI) Fixed in 1.21.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-34447
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p433-9wv8-28xj
References
More onnx vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-22763 ONNX Untrusted Model Repository Warnings Suppressed by silent=True in onnx.hub.load() — Silent Supply-Chain Attack CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-21896 ONNX: Path Traversal via Symlink CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2024-07209 Arbitrary File Overwrite in onnx/onnx CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-04814 Arbitrary File Overwrite in download_model_with_test_data in onnx/onnx CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-36338 ONNX symlink-following and path-traversal arbitrary file write CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2026-32442 ONNX: Null Pointer Dereference in Upsample Version Converter Adapter (Zero Inputs) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-34447 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-34447 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p433-9wv8-28xj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-34447 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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