CVE-2024-3568

Arbitrary Code Execution via Deserialization in huggingface/transformers

Published Apr 10, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 9.6 Critical EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The huggingface/transformers library is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution through deserialization of untrusted data within the `load_repo_checkpoint()` function of the `TFPreTrainedModel()` class. Attackers can execute arbitrary code and commands by crafting a malicious serialized payload, exploiting the use of `pickle.load()` on data from potentially untrusted sources. This vulnerability allows for remote code execution (RCE) by deceiving victims into loading a seemingly harmless checkpoint during a normal training process, thereby enabling attackers to execute arbitrary code on the targeted machine.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-1077 The huggingface/transformers library is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution through deserialization of untrusted data within the `load_repo_checkpoint()` function of the `TFPreTrainedModel()` class. Attackers can execute arbitrary code and commands by crafting a malicious serialized payload, exploiting the use of `pickle.load()` on data from potentially untrusted sources. This vulnerability allows for remote code execution (RCE) by deceiving victims into loading a seemingly harmless checkpoint during a normal training process, thereby enabling attackers to execute arbitrary code on the targeted machine.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-37q5-v5qm-c9v8 Transformers Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Huggingface
Huggingface transformers
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:huggingface:transformers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Huggingface
Huggingface transformers
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
@huntr_ai
Published
Updated
Aug 1, 2024, 8:12 PM
Reserved
Apr 10, 2024, 9:52 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 10, 2024, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:44 AM