CVE-2024-3568 Arbitrary Code Execution via Deserialization in huggingface/transformers
Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into loading malicious checkpoints in the Hugging Face Transformers library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-3568?
CVE-2024-3568 is a low-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in huggingface/transformers, published on 10 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The huggingface/transformers library is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution through deserialization of untrusted data within the `load_repo_checkpoint()` function of the `TFPreTrainedModel()` class. Attackers can execute arbitrary code and commands by crafting a malicious serialized payload, exploiting the use of `pickle.load()` on data from potentially untrusted sources. This vulnerability allows for remote code execution (RCE) by deceiving victims into loading a seemingly harmless checkpoint during a normal training process, thereby enabling attackers to execute arbitrary code on the targeted machine.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3568?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including transformers. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
transformers PyPI | All versions | 4.38.0 |
transformers PyPI | All versions | 4.38.0 |
transformers PyPI | All versions | 4.38.0 |
Products include Huggingface Transformers.
How do I fix CVE-2024-3568?
Upgrade transformers to 4.38.0 or later.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2024-3568 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3568 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in huggingface/transformers
- CVE-2023-7018 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in huggingface/transformers
- CVE-2023-6730 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in huggingface/transformers
- CVE-2024-11393 Hugging Face Transformers MaskFormer Model Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-11394 Hugging Face Transformers Trax Model Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-5241 Policy Bypass in LightGlue Nested Config Resolution in huggingface/transformers
Sources
Also known as GHSA-37q5-v5qm-c9v8, PYSEC-2026-1978.