CVE-2026-104851
Publication date 5 October 2026
Last updated 5 October 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
fsspec is a specification and Python implementation framework for filesystem interfaces. From 0.9.0 until 2026.6.0, fsspec.implementations.reference.ReferenceFileSystem evaluates fields from Kerchunk reference JSON documents through unrestricted jinja2.Template(...).render(...) calls in _process_references1._render_jinja, _process_templates, and _process_gen in fsspec/implementations/reference.py. A document supplied inline or fetched from an attacker-controlled URL can provide template expressions that execute Python code when the reference filesystem is opened, including through consumers such as xarray, before referenced data is read. The _process_gen path is reached whenever a document includes a gen array, while the other paths depend on template-related options and values. This issue is fixed in version 2026.6.0.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| fsspec | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
8.8 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-104851
- https://github.com/fsspec/filesystem_spec/security/advisories/GHSA-27vj-qcqg-25rc
- https://github.com/fsspec/filesystem_spec/commit/86438783f93b1398ef245b92f0e6063b445b611c
- https://github.com/fsspec/filesystem_spec/commit/a1c16ab3f07f354aa371c38f7b1b07ea7fd4c5c8
- https://github.com/fsspec/filesystem_spec/pull/2029
- https://github.com/fsspec/filesystem_spec/pull/2039
- https://github.com/fsspec/filesystem_spec/releases/tag/2026.6.0