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Critical · 9.8 CVE-2026-31238 EUVD-2026-29561GHSA-xp5q-5q7g-q26rPYSEC-2026-405

Ludwig framework is vulnerable to insecure deserialization in its model serving component

Published May 12, 2026 · Updated May 14, 2026 · Assigned by mitre

Description

The Ludwig framework thru 0.10.4 is vulnerable to insecure deserialization (CWE-502) in its model serving component. When starting a model server with the ludwig serve command, the framework loads model weight files using torch.load() without enabling the security-restrictive weights_only=True parameter. This default behavior allows the deserialization of arbitrary Python objects via the pickle module. An attacker can exploit this by providing a maliciously crafted PyTorch model file, leading to arbitrary code execution on the system hosting the Ludwig model server.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI ludwig <= 0.10.4 — GHSA-xp5q-5q7g-q26r

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