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TI-2026-01159 Aliases CVE-2026-1462GHSA-4f3f-g24h-fr8m

Safe Mode Bypass in keras-team/keras

Priority HIGH 73CWE-502Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 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 vulnerability in the `TFSMLayer` class of the `keras` package, version 3.13.0, allows attacker-controlled TensorFlow SavedModels to be loaded during deserialization of `.keras` models, even when `safe_mode=True`. This bypasses the security guarantees of `safe_mode` and enables arbitrary attacker-controlled code execution during model inference under the victim's privileges. The issue arises due to the unconditional loading of external SavedModels, serialization of attacker-controlled file paths, and the lack of validation in the `from_config()` method.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00405 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial keras-team/keras (keras-team): 3.13.2keras (PyPI): 3.13.2Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
keras-teamkeras-team/kerasbefore 3.13.23.13.2Patch availableCNA
—keras (PyPI)before 3.13.23.13.2Patch availableGHSA-4f3f-g24h-fr8m
  • keras-team/keras Vendorkeras-team Affected before 3.13.2 Fixed in 3.13.2 Patch available CNA
  • keras (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 3.13.2 Fixed in 3.13.2 Patch available GHSA-4f3f-g24h-fr8m

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:keras:keras:3.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.13.0Vulnerablekeras-team
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_ai:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.25 to before 2.25.7VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:keras:keras:3.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.13.0 Vulnerable ·keras-team
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_ai:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.25 to before 2.25.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA keras-team/keras (keras-team) Fixed in 3.13.2
  • Fix · GHSA-4f3f-g24h-fr8m keras (PyPI) Fixed in 3.13.2 Advisory →

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:37275 Released 2026-07-09 · Red Hat rating Critical
    RHOAI 3.3.5 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
    • Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3 registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-data-science-pipelines-operator-controller-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-feast-operator-rhel9 +45
  • RHSA-2026:24977 Released 2026-06-10 · Red Hat rating Important
    RHOAI 2.25.7 - 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 +34

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25Fixed RHSA-2026:24977
Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3Fixed RHSA-2026:37275
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-1462
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4f3f-g24h-fr8m

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 5

Other 2

  • TI-2026-10715 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in keras-team/keras CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-08001 Keras safe_mode bypass allows arbitrary code execution when loading a malicious model. CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2026-10199 Path Traversal in keras-team/keras CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2025-01336 Arbitrary Code Execution via Crafted Keras Config for Model Loading CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.3
  • TI-2026-10716 Path Traversal via Symlink Name Validation Bypass in keras-team/keras CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2024-36840 An issue in keras 3.7.0 allows attackers to write arbitrary files to the user's machine… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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