# CVE-2024-55459: keras Path Traversal vulnerability

> Attackers can write arbitrary files to the user's machine by tricking them into downloading a crafted tar file via the get_file function.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 8 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 9 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** AZL-55313, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-55459, GHSA-cjgq-5qmw-rcj6, PYSEC-2025-121, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-55459

## What is CVE-2024-55459?

CVE-2024-55459 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An issue in keras 3.7.0 allows attackers to write arbitrary files to the user's machine via downloading a crafted tar file through the get_file function.

Weakness: CWE-494 (Download of Code Without Integrity Check)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-55459?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including keras. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `keras` | PyPI | All versions to 3.7.0 | None |
| `keras` | PyPI | All versions to 3.7.0 | None |
| `keras` | PyPI | All versions to 3.7.0 | None |

Products: Keras Keras.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-55459?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2024-55459 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-55459 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-3660](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3660/): Arbitrary code injection vulnerability in Keras framework < 2.13 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-12481](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12481/): Deserialization of Untrusted Data in keras-team/keras (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-1462](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1462/): Safe Mode Bypass in keras-team/keras (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-9906](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9906/): Arbitrary Code execution in Keras Safe Mode (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2025-8747](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8747/): Keras safe_mode bypass allows arbitrary code execution when loading a malicious model. (high 8.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-55459 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-55459 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-55459 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- keras (PyPI): affected all versions up to 3.7.0; no fix listed
- keras (PyPI): affected all versions up to 3.7.0; no fix listed
- keras (PyPI): affected all versions up to 3.7.0; no fix listed

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55459/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55459/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-55459
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-55459
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-55459

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55459/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.