CVE-2026-93348 (GCVE-0-2026-93348)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-28 15:09 – Updated: 2026-09-28 15:09 X_Open Source
VLAI
Title
Unsloth Zoo Code Injection via model_type in config.json
Summary
Unsloth Zoo versions 2025.9.9 before 2026.8.14, as implemented in Unsloth 2025.9.9 through 2026.8.19, contains a code injection vulnerability in the model-loading compile path where the get_transformers_model_type() function in hf_utils.py collects model_type values from nested model configurations without enforcing a character allowlist, allowing newlines and arbitrary Python source to survive normalization. Attackers can embed a newline in a nested model_type value within a malicious model's config.json to terminate the generated import statement and execute arbitrary Python code via exec() in unsloth_compile_transformers(), achieving remote code execution as the loading user when the model is loaded for training or inference.
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
unslothai unsloth-zoo Affected: 2025.9.9 , < 2026.8.14 (date)
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unslothai unsloth Affected: 2025.9.9 , < 2026.8.20 (date)
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Date Public
2026-08-23 00:00
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