CVE-2022-29216

HIGH

TensorFlow <2.9.0, 2.8.1, 2.7.2, 2.6.4 - Code Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

TensorFlow is an open source platform for machine learning. Prior to versions 2.9.0, 2.8.1, 2.7.2, and 2.6.4, TensorFlow's `saved_model_cli` tool is vulnerable to a code injection. This can be used to open a reverse shell. This code path was maintained for compatibility reasons as the maintainers had several test cases where numpy expressions were used as arguments. However, given that the tool is always run manually, the impact of this is still not severe. The maintainers have now removed the `safe=False` argument, so all parsing is done without calling `eval`. The patch is available in versions 2.9.0, 2.8.1, 2.7.2, and 2.6.4.

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.6.4
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.7.2
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.8.1
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.9.0
Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-75c9-jrh4-79mc

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0017
EPSS Percentile 37.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (7)
google/tensorflow 2.7.0 rc0 (2 CPE variants)
google/tensorflow 2.8.0 (3 CPE variants)
google/tensorflow 2.9.0 rc0 (2 CPE variants)
google/tensorflow < 2.6.4
pypi/tensorflow 0 - 2.6.4PyPI
pypi/tensorflow-cpu 0 - 2.6.4PyPI
pypi/tensorflow-gpu 0 - 2.6.4PyPI
Published May 21, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026