8.5

CVE-2025-53000: jupyter nbconvert Uncontrolled Search Path Element

CVSS: 8.5v4.0HighModified
AliasesGHSA-xm59-rqc7-hhvfPYSEC-2026-1691UBUNTU-CVE-2025-53000
Published 17-12-2025Last modified 18-02-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-53000 is a high (CVSS 8.5) Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in jupyter nbconvert. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
44/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.5/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.26%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 2
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10603-1CGA-27GJ-F227-Q234

Timeline

  1. 17-12-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 18-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The nbconvert tool, jupyter nbconvert, converts Jupyter notebooks to various other formats via Jinja templates. Versions of nbconvert up to and including 7.16.6 on Windows have a vulnerability in which converting a notebook containing SVG output to a PDF results in unauthorized code execution. Specifically, a third party can create a `inkscape.bat` file that defines a Windows batch script, capable of arbitrary code execution. When a user runs `jupyter nbconvert --to pdf` on a notebook containing SVG output to a PDF on a Windows platform from this directory, the `inkscape.bat` file is run unexpectedly. This issue has been patched in version 7.17.0.

CVSS metrics

9 scores · 7 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.26%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

17%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.26% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.26%

Known exploited

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Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (imperva.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Chainguard10 products
  • jupyter-base-notebookAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • jupyter-docker-base< 999.9.9_git20260925-r0
  • jupyter-docker-stacks< 7.3.2-r1 | < 999.9.9_git20260925-r0
  • kubeflow-pipelines-visualization-serverAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • py3.10-nbconvert< 7.17.0-r0
Wolfi8 products
  • jupyter-base-notebookAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • jupyter-docker-base< 999.9.9_git20260925-r0
  • jupyter-docker-stacks< 7.3.2-r1 | < 999.9.9_git20260925-r0
  • kubeflow-pipelines-visualization-serverAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • py3.10-nbconvert< 7.17.0-r0
Debian1 product
  • nbconvertAll versions (No fix recorded)
Jupyter1 product
PyPI1 product
  • nbconvert< 7.17.0
Ubuntu1 product
  • nbconvertAll versions (No fix recorded)

6 vendors · 22 products

References

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