CVE-2025-55136 Deserialization in ERC

Medium 5.7 Published Updated

Insecure deserialization in the ERC library allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized objects.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-55136?

CVE-2025-55136 is a medium-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in tae898 ERC, published on 7 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

ERC (aka Emotion Recognition in Conversation) through 0.3 has insecure deserialization via a serialized object because jsonpickle is used.

Weakness: CWE-502

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-55136?

How do I fix CVE-2025-55136?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-55136 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-2025-55136 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-55136 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-545r-6hgf-cr23.

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