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Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-53000 · published 17 December 2025

CVE-2025-53000: Jupyter nbconvert uncontrolled search path element vulnerability

Jupyter · Nbconvert

The nbconvert tool, jupyter nbconvert, converts Jupyter notebooks to various other formats via Jinja templates. Versions of nbconvert up to and including 7.16.6 on Windows have a vulnerability in which converting a notebook containing SVG output to a PDF results in unauthorized code execution. Specifically, a third party can create a `inkscape.bat` file that defines a Windows batch script, capable of arbitrary code execution. When a user runs `jupyter nbconvert --to pdf` on a notebook containing SVG output to a PDF on a Windows platform from this directory, the `inkscape.bat` file is run unexpectedly. This issue has been patched in version 7.17.0.

8.5 CVSS 4.0 High EPSS 0.26% · top 84.1% CWE-427 · Uncontrolled search path element
8.5CVSS 4.0 base score
0.26%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
7References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The nbconvert tool, jupyter nbconvert, converts Jupyter notebooks to various other formats via Jinja templates. Versions of nbconvert up to and including 7.16.6 on Windows have a vulnerability in which converting a notebook containing SVG output to a PDF results in unauthorized code execution. Specifically, a third party can create a `inkscape.bat` file that defines a Windows batch script, capable of arbitrary code execution. When a user runs `jupyter nbconvert --to pdf` on a notebook containing SVG output to a PDF on a Windows platform from this directory, the `inkscape.bat` file is run unexpectedly. This issue has been patched in version 7.17.0.

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/jupyter/nbconvert/blob/4f61702f5c7524d8a3c4ac0d5fc33a6ac2fa36a7/nbconvert/preprocessors/svg2pdf.py#L1
https://github.com/jupyter/nbconvert/commit/c9ac1d1040459ed1ff9eb34e9918ce5a87cf9d71
https://github.com/jupyter/nbconvert/issues/2258
https://github.com/jupyter/nbconvert/releases/tag/v7.17.0
https://github.com/jupyter/nbconvert/security/advisories/GHSA-xm59-rqc7-hhvf
https://www.imperva.com/blog/code-execution-in-jupyter-notebook-exports ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.imperva.com/blog/code-execution-in-jupyter-notebook-exports ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-53000), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.