CVE-2024-55459: An issue in keras 3.7.0 allows attackers to write arbitrary files to the user's machine via downloading a crafted tar fi
Summary
Keras version 3.7.0 has a vulnerability where attackers can write arbitrary files (files placed anywhere on your system) to a user's machine by tricking the get_file function (a tool that downloads files) into downloading a malicious tar file (a compressed file format). This happens because the function doesn't properly verify that downloaded files are legitimate before using them.
Vulnerability Details
6.5(medium)
EPSS: 0.1%
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Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-55459
First tracked: February 15, 2026 at 08:42 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 85%