CVE-2026-28414: Gradio is Vulnerable to Absolute Path Traversal on Windows with Python 3.13+

March 1, 2026

Gradio apps running on Window with Python 3.13+ are vulnerable to an absolute path traversal issue that enables unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files from the file system.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-39mp-8hj3-5c49
github.com/gradio-app/gradio
github.com/gradio-app/gradio/commit/6011b00d0154b85532fa901dd73cf8fa7d86fd04
github.com/gradio-app/gradio/security/advisories/GHSA-39mp-8hj3-5c49
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28414

Code Behaviors & Features

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