CVE-2026-28414

HIGH7.5EPSS 4.2%

Gradio is Vulnerable to Absolute Path Traversal on Windows with Python 3.13+

Published: 3/1/2026Modified: 5/20/2026
Also known as:GHSA-39mp-8hj3-5c49PYSEC-2026-64

Description

### Summary Gradio apps running on Window with Python 3.13+ are vulnerable to an absolute path traversal issue that enables unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files from the file system. ### Details Python 3.13+ changed the definition of `os.path.isabs` so that root-relative paths like `/windows/win.ini` on Windows are no longer considered absolute paths, resulting in a vulnerability in Gradio's logic for joining paths safely. This can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files from the Gradio server, even when Gradio is set up with authentication. ### PoC ``` % curl http://10.10.10.10:7860/static//windows/win.ini ; for 16-bit app support [fonts] [extensions] [mci extensions] [files] [Mail] MAPI=1 ``` ### Impact Arbitrary file read in the context of the Windows user running Gradio.

Affected packages (2)

CVSS scores

SourceVersionSeverityVector
osvCVSS 3.1HIGH7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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