Description
A vulnerability in the HuggingFace Transformers library, specifically in the `Trainer` class, allows for arbitrary code execution. The `_load_rng_state()` method in `src/transformers/trainer.py` at line 3059 calls `torch.load()` without the `weights_only=True` parameter. This issue affects all versions of the library supporting `torch>=2.2` when used with PyTorch versions below 2.6, as the `safe_globals()` context manager provides no protection in these versions. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by supplying a malicious checkpoint file, such as `rng_state.pth`, which can execute arbitrary code when loaded. The issue is resolved in version v5.0.0rc3.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| huggingface | huggingface/transformers | unspecified – < v5.0.0rc3 | v5.0.0rc3 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | transformers | < 5.0.0rc3 | 5.0.0rc3 | GHSA-69w3-r845-3855 |
| PyPI | transformers | < 5.0.0 | 5.0.0 | PYSEC-2026-2288 |