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High · 8.8 Public exploit CVE-2024-11394 EUVD-2024-34103GHSA-hxxf-235m-72v3PYSEC-2024-229

Hugging Face Transformers Trax Model Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Nov 22, 2024 · Updated Dec 4, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

Description

Hugging Face Transformers Trax Model Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Hugging Face Transformers. 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 handling of model files. 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 user. Was ZDI-CAN-25012.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Hugging Face Transformers 026a173a64372e9602a16523b8fae9de4b0ff428 —

Public exploits

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Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI transformers < 4.48.0 4.48.0 GHSA-hxxf-235m-72v3

References