Jupyter nbconvert up to 7.16.6 on Windows uncontrolled search path

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Jupyter nbconvert up to 7.16.6 on Windows. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation results in uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-53000. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Jupyter nbconvert up to 7.16.6 on Windows. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at imperva.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-53000 since 06/24/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/10/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1574 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 279257 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-53000), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (279257). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• Jupyter

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• nbconvert

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• 7.16.0
• 7.16.1
• 7.16.2
• 7.16.3
• 7.16.4
• 7.16.5
• 7.16.6

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