Jupyter Server: Gateway WebSocket handler bypasses kernel execute authorization
Jupyter Server is the backend for Jupyter web applications. From 2.0.0 until 2.6.0, enabling GatewayClient.url replaced the normal KernelWebsocketHandler with WebSocketChannelsHandler, which authenticated the user but did not call authorizer.is_authorized(...) for the execute action on the kernels resource. A restricted authenticated user could therefore open an upstream kernel channel and obtain kernel execution despite the configured Authorizer denying that action, exposing data and credentials available to the kernel and permitting modification or disruption of the kernel environment. The default gateway configuration is fixed in version 2.6.0. In 2.6.0 and later, the same authorization bypass remains possible when a deployment manually registers the deprecated jupyter_server.gateway.handlers module, because its handler still omits the configured kernel-execute authorization decision.
- Products
- jupyter_server
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-114135
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 18:14 UTC · Revision 2
Source evidence
Jupyter Server: Gateway WebSocket handler bypasses kernel execute authorization
core-cve · Original sourcePublished 21 Oct 2026, 19:58 UTC
Jupyter Server is the backend for Jupyter web applications. From 2.0.0 until 2.6.0, enabling GatewayClient.url replaced the normal KernelWebsocketHandler with WebSocketChannelsHandler, which authenticated the user but did not call authorizer.is_authorized(...) for the execute action on the kernels resource. A restricted authenticated user could therefore open an upstream kernel channel and obtain kernel execution despite the configured Authorizer denying that action, exposing data and credentials available to the kernel and permitting modification or disruption of the kernel environment. The default gateway configuration is fixed in version 2.6.0. In 2.6.0 and later, the same authorization bypass remains possible when a deployment manually registers the deprecated jupyter_server.gateway.handlers module, because its handler still omits the configured kernel-execute authorization decision.
cve:CVE-2026-114135
jupyter_server
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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