Security Advisory

CVE-2026-86258

CVSS 5.9
MEDIUM

Vulnerability Description

nbviewer through 1.0.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability in LocalFileHandler.can_show() that uses string-prefix comparison instead of proper path validation. Attackers can read files from sibling directories outside the configured root by requesting paths that share the root as a textual prefix, disclosing unintended notebooks and credentials.
Published Date 2026-09-06T13:17:10.830
Data Feed NIST National Vulnerability Database