CVE-2023-43654
TorchServe default configuration lacks proper input validation, enabling third parties to invoke remote HTTP download requests and write files to the disk.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 42.5%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
TorchServe is a tool for serving and scaling PyTorch models in production. TorchServe default configuration lacks proper input validation, enabling third parties to invoke remote HTTP download requests and write files to the disk. This issue could be taken advantage of to compromise the integrity of the system and sensitive data. This issue is present in versions 0.1.0 to 0.8.1. A user is able to load the model of their choice from any URL that they would like to use. The user of TorchServe is responsible for configuring both the allowed_urls and specifying the model URL to be used. A pull request to warn the user when the default value for allowed_urls is used has been merged in PR #2534. TorchServe release 0.8.2 includes this change. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 42.49% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-918
- Affected
- pytorch/torchserve
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
EPSS moved from 39.6% on 29 September 2026 to 42.5% on 3 November 2026, peaking at 43.6% on 6 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175095/PyTorch-Model-Server-Registration-Deserialization-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/pytorch/serve/pull/2534Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/pytorch/serve/releases/tag/v0.8.2Release Notes
- https://github.com/pytorch/serve/security/advisories/GHSA-8fxr-qfr9-p34wVendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175095/PyTorch-Model-Server-Registration-Deserialization-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/pytorch/serve/pull/2534Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/pytorch/serve/releases/tag/v0.8.2Release Notes
- https://github.com/pytorch/serve/security/advisories/GHSA-8fxr-qfr9-p34wVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.