AI Threat Alert

CVE-2024-3568

CRITICAL
Published April 10, 2024

The huggingface/transformers library is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution through deserialization of untrusted data within the `load_repo_checkpoint()` function of the `TFPreTrainedModel()`...

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Affected Systems

Package Ecosystem Vulnerable Range Patched
transformers pip — No patch

Do you use transformers? You're affected.

Severity & Risk

CVSS 3.1
9.6 / 10
EPSS
N/A
KEV Status
Not in KEV
Sophistication
N/A

Recommended Action

No patch available

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Compliance Impact

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Technical Details

NVD 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.

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-502

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Timeline

Published
April 10, 2024
Last Modified
October 10, 2025
First Seen
April 10, 2024
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