CVE-2026-9147

HIGH

uproot 5.7.4 and prior Code Injection via TStreamerInfo Metadata

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

uproot dynamically generates Python class source code from ROOT TStreamerInfo records in a file and compiles it at runtime. Some file-controlled streamer metadata fields (for example, streamer element names) are interpolated into the generated Python source without safe quoting via repr() or the !r format specifier. An attacker who can supply a crafted ROOT file can place Python expression-breaking content into a streamer metadata field. When uproot generates and invokes the corresponding reader method, the injected Python expression is evaluated in the context of the process opening the file, resulting in arbitrary Python code execution in applications that open or process attacker-controlled ROOT files with affected uproot code paths.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0015
EPSS Percentile 5.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (1)
scikit-hep/uproot < 5.7.4
Published Jul 18, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 18, 2026