CVE-2025-14924
Hugging Face Transformers megatron_gpt2 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.33 % · percentile 26 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- zdi
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
Hugging Face Transformers megatron_gpt2 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Hugging Face Transformers. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of checkpoints. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-27984.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | zdi |
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (Secondary) |
Advisories
- PYSEC-2025-213 — Hugging Face Transformers megatron_gpt2 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to exe
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-204821
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-14924
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:huggingface:transformers:4.55.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Hugging Face · Transformers | affected 95faabf0a6cd845f4c5548697e288a79e424b096 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |