Path traversal in Khronos NNEF-Tools lets attackers write files
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Khronos NNEF-Tools nnef through 1.0.10 and nnef-tools through 1.0.11 contain a path traversal flaw (CWE-22). Variable labels in a crafted graph.nnef file are not restricted to the model directory, so they can create or overwrite .dat files elsewhere on disk. A local attacker needs the victim to convert, save or generate weights from the crafted model. A public proof of concept is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
Description from the CNA
Khronos NNEF-Tools nnef through 1.0.10 and nnef-tools through 1.0.11 contain a path traversal vulnerability that allows attackers to write files outside the model directory via crafted variable labels. Attackers can supply a graph.nnef with '../' sequences or absolute paths in labels to create or overwrite '.dat' files when users convert, save, or generate weights.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khronos Group | nnef | up to 1.0.10 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Khronos Group | nnef-tools | up to 1.0.11 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- nnef VendorKhronos Group Affected up to 1.0.10 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- nnef-tools VendorKhronos Group Affected up to 1.0.11 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for nnef. The sources list no fixed version for nnef-tools.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-14 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110657
- 2026-10-15 Alias added: GHSA-3m64-wpw6-whjx
- 2026-10-15 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-15 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-07 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
More Khronos Group vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-02625 Khronos Group glslang Intermediate.cpp isConversionAllowed null pointer dereference CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-110657 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-110657 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3m64-wpw6-whjx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-110657 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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