Deserialization of Untrusted Data in huggingface/transformers
Priority LOW 35CWE-502Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
Deserialization of Untrusted Data in GitHub repository huggingface/transformers prior to 4.36.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00727 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed huggingface/transformers (huggingface): 4.36transformers (PyPI): 4.36.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| huggingface | huggingface/transformers | before 4.36 | 4.36 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | transformers (PyPI) | before 4.36.0 | 4.36.0 | Patch available | GHSA-v68g-wm8c-6x7j |
- huggingface/transformers Vendorhuggingface Affected before 4.36 Fixed in 4.36 Patch available CNA
- transformers (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 4.36.0 Fixed in 4.36.0 Patch available GHSA-v68g-wm8c-6x7j
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:huggingface:transformers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 4.36.0 | Vulnerable | huggingface |
- cpe:2.3:a:huggingface:transformers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.36.0 Vulnerable ·huggingface
Remediation
- Fix · CNA huggingface/transformers (huggingface) Fixed in 4.36
- Fix · GHSA-v68g-wm8c-6x7j transformers (PyPI) Fixed in 4.36.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-7018
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v68g-wm8c-6x7j
References
More huggingface Transformers vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-04577 Policy Bypass in LightGlue Nested Config Resolution in huggingface/transformers CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2025-06294 Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in huggingface/transformers CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-06027 Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in huggingface/transformers CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-02858 Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in huggingface/transformers CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-01837 Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in huggingface/transformers CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-11793 Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in huggingface/transformers CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-7018 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-7018 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v68g-wm8c-6x7j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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