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Medium · 6.5 CVE-2026-1839 EUVD-2026-19573GHSA-69w3-r845-3855PYSEC-2026-2288

Arbitrary Code Execution via Unsafe torch.load() in Trainer Checkpoint Loading in huggingface/transformers

Published Apr 7, 2026 · Updated Apr 7, 2026 · Assigned by @huntr_ai

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

VendorProductAffectedFixed
huggingface huggingface/transformers unspecified – < v5.0.0rc3 v5.0.0rc3

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI transformers < 5.0.0rc3 5.0.0rc3 GHSA-69w3-r845-3855
PyPI transformers < 5.0.0 5.0.0 PYSEC-2026-2288

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