Execution with Unnecessary Privileges in JupyterApp
Jupyter Core is a package for the core common functionality of Jupyter projects. Jupyter Core prior to version 4.11.2 contains an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in `jupyter_core` that stems from `jupyter_core` executing untrusted files in CWD. This vulnerability allows one user to run code as another. Version 4.11.2 contains a patch for this issue. There are no known workarounds.
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- CVEs
- CVE-2022-39286
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- 3 Nov 2026, 08:23 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Execution with Unnecessary Privileges in JupyterApp
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 26 Oct 2022, 00:00 UTC
Jupyter Core is a package for the core common functionality of Jupyter projects. Jupyter Core prior to version 4.11.2 contains an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in `jupyter_core` that stems from `jupyter_core` executing untrusted files in CWD. This vulnerability allows one user to run code as another. Version 4.11.2 contains a patch for this issue. There are no known workarounds.
osv:CVE-2022-39286
Complete source record
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