Apache Fory: PyFory ReduceSerializer Incomplete Policy Enforcement
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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
Deserialization of untrusted data in Apache Fory PyFory. PyFory's ReduceSerializer could bypass documented DeserializationPolicy validation hooks during reduce-state restoration and global-name resolution. An application is vulnerable if it deserializes attacker-controlled data using PyFory Python-native mode with strict mode disabled and relies on DeserializationPolicy to restrict unsafe classes, functions, or module attributes. This issue affects Apache Fory: from before 1.0.0. Mitigation: Users of Apache Fory are recommended to upgrade to version 1.0.0 or later, which enforces DeserializationPolicy validation for the affected ReduceSerializer paths and thus fixes this issue.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache Fory | 0.13.0 to before 1.0.0 | 1.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | pyfory (PyPI) | 0.13.0 to before 1.0.0 | 1.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-m5gw-83w2-7749 |
- Apache Fory VendorApache Affected 0.13.0 to before 1.0.0 Fixed in 1.0.0 Patch available CNA
- pyfory (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 0.13.0 to before 1.0.0 Fixed in 1.0.0 Patch available GHSA-m5gw-83w2-7749
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Apache Fory (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 1.0.0
- Fix · GHSA-m5gw-83w2-7749 pyfory (PyPI) Fixed in 1.0.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-48207
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m5gw-83w2-7749
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
References
More Apache Fory vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-38065 Apache Fory, Apache Fory: Python RCE via unguarded pickle fallback serializer in pyfory CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-50130 Apache Fory: Heap type confusion in C++ polymorphic smart-pointer deserialization CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-46171 Apache Fory: Heap type confusion and out-of-bounds read/write in C++ compatible-mode field-skip paths CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-46169 Apache Fory, Apache Fory: Class-registration bypass through an auto-admitted SerializedLambda capturing interface CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-50132 Apache Fory: Out-of-bounds heap read in C++ struct deserializer tagged-int fast-path CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-36874 Apache Fory: Java ReplaceResolverSerializer deserialization checks bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-48207 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-48207 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m5gw-83w2-7749 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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