CVE-2024-3568
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.08%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.08% probability · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Affected
- huggingface/transformers
- Source
- security@huntr.dev
References
- https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/commit/693667b8ac8138b83f8adb6522ddaf42fa07c125Patch
- https://huntr.com/bounties/b3c36992-5264-4d7f-9906-a996efafba8fExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/commit/693667b8ac8138b83f8adb6522ddaf42fa07c125Patch
- https://huntr.com/bounties/b3c36992-5264-4d7f-9906-a996efafba8fExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.