MONAI before 1.6.0 Remote Code Execution via NumpyReader
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- 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. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
MONAI before 1.6.0 contains an unsafe deserialization vulnerability in the NumpyReader class that unconditionally uses numpy.load with allow_pickle=True when loading .npy and .npz files. Attackers can craft malicious .npy files with pickle payloads that execute arbitrary code when loaded through MONAI's standard data pipeline.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project-MONAI | MONAI | before 1.6.0 | 1.6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- MONAI VendorProject-MONAI Affected before 1.6.0 Fixed in 1.6.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:project-monai:monai:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.6.0 | Vulnerable | Project-MONAI |
- cpe:2.3:a:project-monai:monai:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Project-MONAI
Remediation
- Fix · CNA MONAI (Project-MONAI) Fixed in 1.6.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Project-MONAI MONAI 1.6.0
3 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 3 HIGH
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-64982 MONAI before 1.6.0 OS Command Injection via dataset_name_or_idPriority HIGH 72
- TI-2026-64981 MONAI before 1.6.0 Remote Code Execution via algo_from_picklePriority HIGH 72
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-100845
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4jj3-3266-2688
References
More Project-MONAI Monai vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-64984 MONAI before 1.5.2 Remote Code Execution via Pickle Deserialization CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-64982 MONAI before 1.6.0 OS Command Injection via dataset_name_or_id CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-64981 MONAI before 1.6.0 Remote Code Execution via algo_from_pickle CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2026-64978 MONAI through 1.6.0 Remote Code Execution via bundle configuration CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2026-64980 MONAI through 1.6.0 _get_fake_spatial_shape eval() Sandbox Bypass via Attribute Chains CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.3
- TI-2026-17553 MONAI has Path Traversal (Zip Slip) in NGC Private Bundle Download CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-100845 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-100845 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4jj3-3266-2688 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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