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GHSA-wc4g-r73w-x8mm

GitHub Security Advisory

Insecure temporary file in Tensorflow

✓ GitHub Reviewed HIGH Has CVE

Advisory Details

### Impact
In multiple places, TensorFlow uses `tempfile.mktemp` to create temporary files. While this is acceptable in testing, in utilities and libraries it is dangerous as a different process can create the file between the check for the filename in `mktemp` and the actual creation of the file by a subsequent operation (a TOC/TOU type of weakness).

In several instances, TensorFlow was supposed to actually create a temporary directory instead of a file. This logic bug is hidden away by the `mktemp` function usage.

### Patches
We have patched the issue in several commits, replacing `mktemp` with the safer `mkstemp`/`mkdtemp` functions, according to the usage pattern.
The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.8.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.7.1, TensorFlow 2.6.3, and TensorFlow 2.5.3, as these are also affected and still in supported range.

### For more information
Please consult [our security guide](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/SECURITY.md) for more information regarding the security model and how to contact us with issues and questions.

### Attribution
This vulnerability has been reported on huntr.dev for one scenario and discovered via variant analysis on other instances.

Affected Packages

PyPI tensorflow
Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 2.5.3)
PyPI tensorflow
Affected versions: 2.6.0 (fixed in 2.6.3)
PyPI tensorflow
Affected versions: 2.7.0 (fixed in 2.7.1)
PyPI tensorflow-cpu
Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 2.5.3)
PyPI tensorflow-cpu
Affected versions: 2.6.0 (fixed in 2.6.3)
PyPI tensorflow-cpu
Affected versions: 2.7.0 (fixed in 2.7.1)
PyPI tensorflow-gpu
Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 2.5.3)
PyPI tensorflow-gpu
Affected versions: 2.6.0 (fixed in 2.6.3)
PyPI tensorflow-gpu
Affected versions: 2.7.0 (fixed in 2.7.1)

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Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-wc4g-r73w-x8mm
Published
February 9, 2022 11:54 PM
Last Modified
November 13, 2024 10:39 PM
CVSS Score
7.5 /10
Primary Ecosystem
PyPI
Primary Package
tensorflow
GitHub Reviewed
✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: September 13, 2025 6:30 AM

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