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.
Published: 2024-04-10
Score: 9.6 Critical
EPSS: 24.4% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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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

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 18:00:00 +0000

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'}


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Huggingface Transformers
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: @huntr_ai

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T20:12:07.859Z

Reserved: 2024-04-10T09:52:12.519Z

Link: CVE-2024-3568

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Updated: 2024-08-01T20:12:07.859Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-04-10T17:15:58.160

Modified: 2025-10-10T17:55:38.253

Link: CVE-2024-3568

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