CVE-2026-75104

Hugging Face Transformers Path Traversal via Checkpoint Index

Published Aug 17, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Hugging Face Transformers fails to validate shard filenames in checkpoint index files, allowing attackers to read arbitrary files outside the model directory. Attackers can supply malicious index files with parent-directory references or absolute paths that are joined without validation, enabling file disclosure and filesystem reconnaissance.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Hugging Face Transformers fails to validate shard filenames in checkpoint index files, allowing attackers to read arbitrary files outside the model directory. Attackers can supply malicious index files with parent-directory references or absolute paths that are joined without validation, enabling file disclosure and filesystem reconnaissance.
Title Hugging Face Transformers Path Traversal via Checkpoint Index
First Time appeared Huggingface
Huggingface transformers
Weaknesses CWE-22
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:huggingface:transformers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Huggingface
Huggingface transformers
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Sep 24, 2026, 2:19 PM
Reserved
Aug 17, 2026, 5:28 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Aug 17, 2026, 9:16 PM
Modified
Oct 23, 2026, 4:10 PM