CVE-2026-114140: nbconvert: Arbitrary file write through path traversal in cell output filenames when exporting to md, latex, rst and asciidoc
nbconvert <= v7.17.1 has an arbitrary file write vulnerability due to a path traversal in ipynb cell output metadata, more specifically on the filename attribute.
Vulnerable converters : --to markdown, --to latex, --to rst, --to asciidoc.
In ExtractOutputPreprocessor, extractoutput.py:116-119 joins attacker-controlled path to output_files_dir with no canonicalization check, enabling arbitrary file write.
This is a sibling vulnerability of https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4c99-qj7h-p3vg.
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