CVE-2026-65010

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.

CVSS v3 6.6 MEDIUM

6.6^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.3 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/huggingface/datasets/commit/ad2d853ae2ce41d8068c23b44c2e29004312ccee
https://github.com/huggingface/datasets/issues/8296
https://github.com/huggingface/datasets/pull/8303
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/datasets-symlink-following-arbitrary-file-write-via-extractor-extract

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-07-23 19:17

Updated : 2026-07-23 20:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-65010

Mitre link : CVE-2026-65010

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-65010

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-61

UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

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