CVE-2025-53000
Severity CVSS v4.0:
HIGH
Type:
CWE-427
Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Publication date:
17/12/2025
Last modified:
18/12/2025
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. As of time of publication, no known patches exist.
Impact
Base Score 4.0
8.50
Severity 4.0
HIGH



