CVE-2026-49119

Description

Gradio before 6.16.0 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the FileExplorer component's preprocess() method that allows unauthenticated attackers to escape the configured root directory by supplying path segments containing directory traversal sequences or absolute paths. Attackers can provide crafted path segments that cause os.path.join to discard the root_dir prefix entirely, resulting in arbitrary file read or exposure of sensitive files outside the intended directory.

How to fix CVE-2026-49119

To remediate CVE-2026-49119, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• PyPI/gradio—upgrade to 6.16.0 or later

Is CVE-2026-49119 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 0.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 6.16.0

CVSS scores

References (4)

• ADVISORYgithub.com/gradio-app/gradio/releases/tag/gradio%406.16.0
• PATCHgithub.com/gradio-app/gradio/commit/97d541f3d5fd05b2587a69ecc94b68fe5d2d7004
• PATCHgithub.com/gradio-app/gradio/pull/13437
• PATCHwww.vulncheck.com/advisories/gradio-path-traversal-via-fileexplorer-preprocess