Remote Code Execution by Pickle Deserialization in open-mmlab/mmdetection
Priority HIGH 82CWE-502Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in open-mmlab/mmdetection version v3.3.0. The vulnerability is due to the use of the `pickle.loads()` function in the `all_reduce_dict()` distributed training API without proper sanitization. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code by broadcasting a malicious payload to the distributed training network.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01331 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| open-mmlab | open-mmlab/mmdetection | up to latest | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- open-mmlab/mmdetection Vendoropen-mmlab Affected up to latest Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-12044
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mvp8-9qgw-vf58
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-12044 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-12044 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mvp8-9qgw-vf58 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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