# CVE-2024-31224: GPT Academic: Pickle deserializing cookies may pose RCE risk

> Attackers can achieve remote code execution by sending malicious serialized data to the GPT Academic web interface.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 22 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jcjc-89wr-vv7g

## What is CVE-2024-31224?

CVE-2024-31224 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in binary-husky gpt_academic, published on 8 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

GPT Academic provides interactive interfaces for large language models. A vulnerability was found in gpt_academic versions 3.64 through 3.73. The server deserializes untrustworthy data from the client, which may risk remote code execution. Any device that exposes the GPT Academic service to the Internet is vulnerable. Version 3.74 contains a patch for the issue. There are no known workarounds aside from upgrading to a patched version.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-31224?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Binary-Husky Gpt Academic.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-31224?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-31224 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-31224 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-31224 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in binary-husky gpt_academic

- [CVE-2026-0763](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0763/): GPT Academic run_in_subprocess_wrapper_func Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-0764](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0764/): GPT Academic upload Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-10950](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10950/): Code Injection in binary-husky/gpt_academic (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-10954](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10954/): Prompt Injection Leading to RCE in binary-husky/gpt_academic Plugin `manim` (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-10986](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10986/): Local File Read (LFI) by Tarslip Symlink via arxiv_download() API in binary-husky/gpt_academic (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-31224 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-31224 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in binary-husky gpt_academic, published on 8 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-31224 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: binary-husky gpt_academic. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31224/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31224/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-31224
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31224
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-31224

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.