CVE-2026-15679 (GCVE-0-2026-15679)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-20 16:24 – Updated: 2026-08-21 20:08
VLAI
Title
Hugging Face PyTorch Image Models checkpoint Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Summary
Hugging Face PyTorch Image Models checkpoint Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Hugging Face PyTorch Image Models. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of checkpoints. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-27987.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-21 19:52 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Assigner
zdi CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 73/100 over 139 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Hugging Face PyTorch Image Models Affected: 1.0.24
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Date Public
2026-07-30 21:37
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