Arbitrary Code Execution in feast-dev/feast
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
A high-severity remote code execution vulnerability exists in feast-dev/feast version 0.53.0, specifically in the Kubernetes materializer job located at `feast/sdk/python/feast/infra/compute_engines/kubernetes/main.py`. The vulnerability arises from the use of `yaml.load(..., Loader=yaml.Loader)` to deserialize `/var/feast/feature_store.yaml` and `/var/feast/materialization_config.yaml`. This method allows for the instantiation of arbitrary Python objects, enabling an attacker with the ability to modify these YAML files to execute OS commands on the worker pod. This vulnerability can be exploited before the configuration is validated, potentially leading to cluster takeover, data poisoning, and supply-chain sabotage.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| feast-dev | feast-dev/feast | before 0.54.0 | 0.54.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | feast (PyPI) | before 0.54.0 | 0.54.0 | Patch available | GHSA-34wm-4hw7-qfjv |
- feast-dev/feast Vendorfeast-dev Affected before 0.54.0 Fixed in 0.54.0 Patch available CNA
- feast (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.54.0 Fixed in 0.54.0 Patch available GHSA-34wm-4hw7-qfjv
Remediation
- Fix · CNA feast-dev/feast (feast-dev) Fixed in 0.54.0
- Fix · GHSA-34wm-4hw7-qfjv feast (PyPI) Fixed in 0.54.0 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2026:10184 Released 2026-04-23 · Red Hat rating ImportantRHOAI 2.25.5 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-caikit-nlp-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-caikit-tgis-serving-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9 +47
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:10184 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-11157
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-34wm-4hw7-qfjv
References
More feast-dev vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-62528 Feast through 0.66.0 Authentication Bypass via Unverified Token CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-40500 Feast < 0.63.0 Unauthenticated RCE via ApplyFeatureView gRPC Deserialization CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-40104 Incorrect authorization in feast-dev feast CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.9
- TI-2024-10749 CORS Vulnerability in feast-dev/feast CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.4
Sources
- CVE-2025-11157 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-11157 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-34wm-4hw7-qfjv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-11157 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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