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GHSA-cmw6-hcpp-c6jp

ONNX: Arbitrary File Read via ExternalData Hardlink Bypass in ONNX load

Source: GitHub Advisory Database (reviewed) Moderate CVE-2026-34446

Packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
PyPI onnx < 1.21.0 1.21.0

Details

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### Summary The issue is in `onnx.load` — the code checks for symlinks to prevent path traversal, but completely misses hardlinks, which is the problem, since a hardlink looks exactly like a regular file on the filesystem. ### The Real Problem The validator in `onnx/checker.cc` only calls `is_symlink()` and never checks the inode or `st_nlink`, so a hardlink walks right through every security check without any issues. ### Impact Especially dangerous in AI supply chain scenarios like HuggingFace — a single malicious model is enough to silently steal secrets from the victim's machine without them noticing anything.

References

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