Vulnerability in jupyterlab (CVE-2026-42266)
Summary
Vulnerability in jupyterlab (CVE-2026-42266). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Exploitable via allowed_extensions_uris. Mitigation: upgrade to 4.5.7 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
JupyterLab is an extensible environment for interactive and reproducible computing, based on the Jupyter Notebook Architecture. From 4.0.0 to 4.5.6, the allow-list of extensions that can be installed from PyPI Extension Manager (allowed_extensions_uris) is not correctly enforced by JupyterLab. The PyPI Extension Manager was not contained to packages listed on the default PyPI index. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.5.7.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-42266 has been found in jupyterlab.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like allowed_extensions_uris over the network to misuse the product.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 8.8/10.
What to do: upgrade jupyterlab to 4.5.7 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "jupyterlab CVE-2026-42266" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-42266 (jupyterlab) — CWE-88 / CVSS v3 8.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Attack surface: allowed_extensions_uris / jupyterlab
Patched: 4.5.7 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-88) exists in jupyterlab. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via allowed_extensions_uris.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of jupyterlab. Attack surface: allowed_extensions_uris / jupyterlab.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to 4.5.7.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'jupyterlab' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'jupyterlab' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
jupyterlabを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade jupyterlab to 4.5.7ステージング環境で 4.5.7 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-42266 jupyterlab
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-42266 jupyterlab
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory access.redhat.com
- advisory access.redhat.com
- advisory access.redhat.com
- advisory github.com
- package github.com
- report bugzilla.redhat.com
- web github.com
- web jupyterhub.readthedocs.io
- web jupyterlab.readthedocs.io
- web github.com
- web github.com
- web security.access.redhat.com