Out-of-root file operations via unchecked notebook paths
Published Jul 31, 2026 · Updated Jul 31, 2026
Path traversal in Apache Zeppelin 0.9.0 through 0.12.0 allows remote authenticated users to alter files outside the notebook root. NotebookRepo.buildNoteFileName concatenates user-supplied note paths after checking only for a leading slash, while FileSystemNotebookRepo folder move and remove paths bypass that builder, so dot segments resolve outside the configured root. FileSystemNotebookRepo must be configured, and the account must be permitted to rename a note or perform folder operations; the server or Hadoop identity can then move, write, or delete notebook files or directories outside the root.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in Apache Zeppelin 0.9.0 through 0.12.0 allows remote authenticated users to alter files outside the notebook root. NotebookRepo.buildNoteFileName concatenates user-supplied note paths after checking only for a leading slash, while FileSystemNotebookRepo folder move and remove paths bypass that builder, so dot segments resolve outside the configured root. FileSystemNotebookRepo must be configured, and the account must be permitted to rename a note or perform folder operations; the server or Hadoop identity can then move, write, or delete notebook files or directories outside the root.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-44615
- Published
- Jul 31, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 31, 2026
- Vendor
- The Apache Software Foundation
- Product
- Apache Zeppelin
- Classifications
- CWE-22, T1565.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jul 31, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 31, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0.9.0 <0.12.1
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