CVE-2024-3568

CRITICAL

huggingface/transformers - Code Injection

Title source: llm

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.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC
by rooobeam · poc
https://github.com/rooobeam/Pickle-Deserialization-Exploit-in-Transformers

Scores

CVSS v3 9.6
EPSS 0.2007
EPSS Percentile 95.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-502
Status published

Affected Products (2)

huggingface/transformers < 4.38.0
pypi/transformers < 4.38.0PyPI

Timeline

Published Apr 10, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026