CVE-2022-29241
Known or guessable hidden files may be accessed in Jupyter Server
Jupyter Server provides the backend (i.e. the core services, APIs, and REST endpoints) for Jupyter web applications like Jupyter Notebook. Prior to version 1.17.1, if notebook server is started with a value of root_dir that contains the starting user's home directory, then the underlying REST API can be used to leak the access token assigned at start time by guessing/brute forcing the PID of the jupyter server. While this requires an authenticated user session, this URL can be used from a cross-site scripting payload or from a hooked or otherwise compromised browser to leak this access token to a malicious third party. This token can be used along with the REST API to interact with Jupyter services/notebooks such as modifying or overwriting critical files, such as .bashrc or .ssh/authorized_keys, allowing a malicious user to read potentially sensitive data and possibly gain control of the impacted system. This issue is patched in version 1.17.1.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.1
Known or guessable hidden files may be accessed in Jupyter Server
Jupyter Server provides the backend (i.e. the core services, APIs, and REST endpoints) for Jupyter web applications like Jupyter Notebook. Prior to version 1.17.1, if notebook server is started with a value of root_dir that contains the starting user's home directory, then the underlying REST API can be used to leak the access token assigned at start time by guessing/brute forcing the PID of the jupyter server. While this requires an authenticated user session, this URL can be used from a cross-site scripting payload or from a hooked or otherwise compromised browser to leak this access token to a malicious third party. This token can be used along with the REST API to interact with Jupyter services/notebooks such as modifying or overwriting critical files, such as .bashrc or .ssh/authorized_keys, allowing a malicious user to read potentially sensitive data and possibly gain control of the impacted system. This issue is patched in version 1.17.1.
- Record
CVE-2022-29241- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0132
7.1
Jupyter Server provides the backend (i.e. the core services, APIs, and REST endpoints) for Jupyter web applications like Jupyter Notebook. Prior to version 1.17.1, if notebook server is started with a value of root_dir that contains the starting user's home directory, then the underlying REST API can be used to leak the access token assigned at start time by guessing/brute forcing the PID of the jupyter server. While this requires an authenticated user session, this URL can be used from a cross-site scripting payload or from a hooked or otherwise compromised browser to leak this access token to a malicious third party. This token can be used along with the REST API to interact with Jupyter services/notebooks such as modifying or overwriting critical files, such as .bashrc or .ssh/authorized_keys, allowing a malicious user to read potentially sensitive data and possibly gain control of the impacted system. This issue is patched in version 1.17.1.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0132- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q874-g24w-4q9g
7.1
Jupyter server Token bruteforcing
Affects: Notebook and Lab between 6.4.0?(potentially earlier) and 6.4.11 (currently latest). Jupyter Server <=1.16.0. If I am correct about the responsible code it will affect Jupyter-Server 1.17.0 and 2.0.0a0 as well.
Description: If notebook server is started with a value of root_dir that contains the starting user's home directory, then the underlying REST API can be used to leak the access token assigned at start time by guessing/brute forcing the PID of the jupyter server. While this requires an authenticated user session, this url can be used from an xss payload (as in CVE-2021-32798) or from a hooked or otherwise compromised browser to leak this access token to a malicious third party. This token can be used along with the REST API to interact with Jupyter services/notebooks such as modifying or overwriting critical files, such as .bashrc or .ssh/authorized_keys, allowing a malicious user to read potentially sensitive data and possibly gain control of the impacted system.
- Record
GHSA-q874-g24w-4q9g- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.1
Jupyter Server provides the backend (i.e. the core services, APIs, and REST endpoints) for Jupyter web applications like Jupyter Notebook. Prior to version 1.17.1, if notebook server is started with a value of root_dir that contains the starting user's home directory, then the underlying REST API can be used to leak the access token assigned at start time by guessing/brute forcing the PID of the jupyter server. While this requires an authenticated user session, this URL can be used from a cross-site scripting payload or from a hooked or otherwise compromised browser to leak this access token to a malicious third party. This token can be used along with the REST API to interact with Jupyter services/notebooks such as modifying or overwriting critical files, such as .bashrc or .ssh/authorized_keys, allowing a malicious user to read potentially sensitive data and possibly gain control of the impacted system. This issue is patched in version 1.17.1.
- Record
CVE-2022-29241- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.1
Known or guessable hidden files may be accessed in Jupyter Server
Jupyter Server provides the backend (i.e. the core services, APIs, and REST endpoints) for Jupyter web applications like Jupyter Notebook. Prior to version 1.17.1, if notebook server is started with a value of root_dir that contains the starting user's home directory, then the underlying REST API can be used to leak the access token assigned at start time by guessing/brute forcing the PID of the jupyter server. While this requires an authenticated user session, this URL can be used from a cross-site scripting payload or from a hooked or otherwise compromised browser to leak this access token to a malicious third party. This token can be used along with the REST API to interact with Jupyter services/notebooks such as modifying or overwriting critical files, such as .bashrc or .ssh/authorized_keys, allowing a malicious user to read potentially sensitive data and possibly gain control of the impacted system. This issue is patched in version 1.17.1.
- Record
CVE-2022-29241- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-29241
8.8
Jupyter Server provides the backend (i.e. the core services, APIs, and REST endpoints) for Jupyter web applications like Jupyter Notebook. Prior to version 1.17.1, if notebook server is started with a value of root_dir that contains the starting user's home directory, then the underlying REST API can be used to leak the access token assigned at start time by guessing/brute forcing the PID of the jupyter server. While this requires an authenticated user session, this URL can be used from a cross-site scripting payload or from a hooked or otherwise compromised browser to leak this access token to a malicious third party. This token can be used along with the REST API to interact with Jupyter services/notebooks such as modifying or overwriting critical files, such as .bashrc or .ssh/authorized_keys, allowing a malicious user to read potentially sensitive data and possibly gain control of the impacted system. This issue is patched in version 1.17.1.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29241- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
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OSVGHSA-q874-g24w-4q9g
7.1
Jupyter server Token bruteforcing
Affects: Notebook and Lab between 6.4.0?(potentially earlier) and 6.4.11 (currently latest). Jupyter Server <=1.16.0. If I am correct about the responsible code it will affect Jupyter-Server 1.17.0 and 2.0.0a0 as well.
Description: If notebook server is started with a value of root_dir that contains the starting user's home directory, then the underlying REST API can be used to leak the access token assigned at start time by guessing/brute forcing the PID of the jupyter server. While this requires an authenticated user session, this url can be used from an xss payload (as in CVE-2021-32798) or from a hooked or otherwise compromised browser to leak this access token to a malicious third party. This token can be used along with the REST API to interact with Jupyter services/notebooks such as modifying or overwriting critical files, such as .bashrc or .ssh/authorized_keys, allowing a malicious user to read potentially sensitive data and possibly gain control of the impacted system.
- Record
GHSA-q874-g24w-4q9g- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-29241
7.1
Jupyter Server provides the backend (i.e. the core services, APIs, and REST endpoints) for Jupyter web applications like Jupyter Notebook. Prior to version 1.17.1, if notebook server is started with a value of root_dir that contains the starting user's home directory, then the underlying REST API can be used to leak the access token assigned at start time by guessing/brute forcing the PID of the jupyter server. While this requires an authenticated user session, this URL can be used from a cross-site scripting payload or from a hooked or otherwise compromised browser to leak this access token to a malicious third party. This token can be used along with the REST API to interact with Jupyter services/notebooks such as modifying or overwriting critical files, such as .bashrc or .ssh/authorized_keys, allowing a malicious user to read potentially sensitive data and possibly gain control of the impacted system. This issue is patched in version 1.17.1.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29241- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12147-1 No score
python310-jupyter-server-1.17.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the python310-jupyter-server-1.17.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12147-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:14845-1 No score
python311-jupyter-server-2.14.2-3.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the python311-jupyter-server-2.14.2-3.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:14845-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2022-211 No score
Jupyter Server provides the backend (i.e. the core services, APIs, and REST endpoints) for Jupyter web applications like Jupyter Notebook. Prior to version 1.17.1, if notebook server is started with a value of root_dir that contains the starting user's home directory, then the underlying REST API can be used to leak the access token assigned at start time by guessing/brute forcing the PID of the jupyter server. While this requires an authenticated user session, this URL can be used from a cross-site scripting payload or from a hooked or otherwise compromised browser to leak this access token to a malicious third party. This token can be used along with the REST API to interact with Jupyter services/notebooks such as modifying or overwriting critical files, such as .bashrc or .ssh/authorized_keys, allowing a malicious user to read potentially sensitive data and possibly gain control of the impacted system. This issue is patched in version 1.17.1.
- Record
PYSEC-2022-211- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
jupyter-serverPyPI |
before 1.17.1 | 1.17.1 |
jupyter-serverPyPI |
2.0.0a0 to 2.0.0a0 | 2.0.0a1 |
jupyter-serverDebian:12 |
before 1.17.1-1 | 1.17.1-1 |
jupyter-serverDebian:13 |
before 1.17.1-1 | 1.17.1-1 |
jupyter-serverDebian:14 |
before 1.17.1-1 | 1.17.1-1 |
jupyter-serverPyPI |
before 1.17.1, plus listed versions 0.0.00.0.10.0.20.0.30.0.4 Show 45 moreShow less0.0.50.1.00.1.10.2.00.2.10.3.01.0.01.0.0rc01.0.0rc11.0.0rc101.0.0rc111.0.0rc121.0.0rc131.0.0rc141.0.0rc151.0.0rc161.0.0rc21.0.0rc31.0.0rc41.0.0rc51.0.0rc61.0.0rc71.0.0rc81.0.0rc91.0.11.0.101.0.111.0.21.0.31.0.41.0.51.0.61.0.71.0.81.0.91.1.01.1.11.1.21.1.31.1.41.10.01.10.11.10.21.11.01.11.1 |
1.17.1 |
jupyter-serverPyPI |
2.0.0a0 up to 2.0.0a1 | 2.0.0a1 |
jupyter-serverPyPI |
before 1.17.0, plus listed versions 0.0.00.0.10.0.20.0.30.0.4 Show 45 moreShow less0.0.50.1.00.1.10.2.00.2.10.3.01.0.01.0.0rc01.0.0rc11.0.0rc101.0.0rc111.0.0rc121.0.0rc131.0.0rc141.0.0rc151.0.0rc161.0.0rc21.0.0rc31.0.0rc41.0.0rc51.0.0rc61.0.0rc71.0.0rc81.0.0rc91.0.11.0.101.0.111.0.21.0.31.0.41.0.51.0.61.0.71.0.81.0.91.1.01.1.11.1.21.1.31.1.41.10.01.10.11.10.21.11.01.11.1 |
1.17.0 |
jupyter-serverUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.2-11.13.1-1 |
None known |
jupyter-serverUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.23.3-11.23.3-2 |
None known |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
jupyter-serverUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.14.2-52.15.0-1 |
None known |
jupyter-serverUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.17.0-12.20.0-3 |
None known |
jupyter-serverUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.15.0-12.17.0-1 |
None known |
python-jupyter-serveropenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 2.14.2-3.1 | 2.14.2-3.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-29241 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Jupyter Server, published June 14, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.99%, the 62nd percentile. Fixed in jupyter-server 1.17.1.
References
github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_server/security/advisories/GHSA-q874-g24w-4q9g
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29241
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/jupyter-server/PYSEC-2022-211.yaml
github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_server/commit/3485007abbb459585357212dcaa20521989272e8
github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_server/commit/877da10cd0d7ae45f8b1e385fa1f5a335e7adf1f
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q874-g24w-4q9g
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github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/29xxx/CVE-2022-29241.json
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-29241
github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_server
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-29241
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29241
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-29241
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/SQG3XI2NB77WMWJCFNLGJCLD6T7FWLQX
Left out here: 73 versions. The JSON record has them.