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High · 8.6 CVE-2026-28500 EUVD-2026-12698GHSA-hqmj-h5c6-369mPYSEC-2026-103

ONNX Untrusted Model Repository Warnings Suppressed by silent=True in onnx.hub.load() — Silent Supply-Chain Attack

Published Mar 18, 2026 · Updated Jul 15, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Open Neural Network Exchange (ONNX) is an open standard for machine learning interoperability. In versions up to and including 1.20.1, a security control bypass exists in onnx.hub.load() due to improper logic in the repository trust verification mechanism. While the function is designed to warn users when loading models from non-official sources, the use of the silent=True parameter completely suppresses all security warnings and confirmation prompts. This vulnerability transforms a standard model-loading function into a vector for Zero-Interaction Supply-Chain Attacks. When chained with file-system vulnerabilities, an attacker can silently exfiltrate sensitive files (SSH keys, cloud credentials) from the victim's machine the moment the model is loaded. As of time of publication, no known patched versions are available.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
onnx onnx <= 1.20.1 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 onnx No fix yet —
Debian 13 onnx No fix yet —
Debian 12 onnx No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 onnx No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS onnx No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 onnx No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS onnx No fix yet —
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS onnx No fix yet —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI onnx < 1.21.0rc1 1.21.0rc1 GHSA-hqmj-h5c6-369m

References