MONAI before 1.5.2 Remote Code Execution via Pickle Deserialization
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- 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 1.5.2 contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability in the algo_from_pickle function in monai/auto3dseg/utils.py. The function reads a .pkl file and passes its contents to pickle.loads without validating the data source or content. If an application invokes algo_from_pickle on an attacker-supplied pickle file, an object defining __reduce__ is executed during deserialization, resulting in arbitrary code execution in the context of the application.
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 1.5.2 | 1.5.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- MONAI VendorProject-MONAI Affected before 1.5.2 Fixed in 1.5.2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:project-monai:monai:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.5.2 | Vulnerable | Project-MONAI |
- cpe:2.3:a:project-monai:monai:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·Project-MONAI
Remediation
- Fix · CNA MONAI (Project-MONAI) Fixed in 1.5.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-100846
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cvqf-4876-w239
References
More Project-MONAI Monai vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-64983 MONAI before 1.6.0 Remote Code Execution via NumpyReader CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- 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-2026-100846 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-100846 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cvqf-4876-w239 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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