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TI-2025-23505 Aliases CVE-2025-32434GHSA-53q9-r3pm-6pq6

PyTorch: `torch.load` with `weights_only=True` leads to remote code execution

Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-502Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-502.

Summary

PyTorch is a Python package that provides tensor computation with strong GPU acceleration and deep neural networks built on a tape-based autograd system. In version 2.5.1 and prior, a Remote Command Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in PyTorch when loading a model using torch.load with weights_only=True. This issue has been patched in version 2.6.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02369 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed pytorch (pytorch): 2.6.0torch (PyPI): 2.6.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
pytorchpytorchbefore 2.6.02.6.0Patch availableCNA
—torch (PyPI)before 2.6.02.6.0Patch availableGHSA-53q9-r3pm-6pq6
  • pytorch Vendorpytorch Affected before 2.6.0 Fixed in 2.6.0 Patch available CNA
  • torch (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.6.0 Fixed in 2.6.0 Patch available GHSA-53q9-r3pm-6pq6

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:pytorch:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*before 2.6.0Vulnerablebackstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:pytorch:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* Versions before 2.6.0 Vulnerable ·backstage

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA pytorch (pytorch) Fixed in 2.6.0
  • Fix · GHSA-53q9-r3pm-6pq6 torch (PyPI) Fixed in 2.6.0 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-32434
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-53q9-r3pm-6pq6

References

Advisory 2

Other 3

  • TI-2023-23379 TorchServe Server-Side Request Forgery CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-86102 Predictable temp path in TorchServe enables local privilege escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2026-46956 PyTorch torchvision GIF Decoder Out-of-bounds Heap Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2024-06099 Unclaimed S3 Bucket Usage in pytorch/serve CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.3
  • TI-2024-23271 TorchServe gRPC Port Exposure CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2024-23270 TorchServe bypass allowed_urls configuration CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
See all 8 →

Sources

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