CVE-2024-12044 Remote Code Execution by Pickle Deserialization in open-mmlab/mmdetection
Attackers can execute arbitrary code by broadcasting malicious pickle payloads to the distributed training network in mmdetection.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-12044?
CVE-2024-12044 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in open-mmlab/mmdetection, published on 20 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in open-mmlab/mmdetection version v3.3.0. The vulnerability is due to the use of the `pickle.loads()` function in the `all_reduce_dict()` distributed training API without proper sanitization. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code by broadcasting a malicious payload to the distributed training network.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12044?
How do I fix CVE-2024-12044?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12044 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2024-12044 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-12044 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mvp8-9qgw-vf58.