# CVE-2026-95928: recommenders-team recommenders Dict Loading mind_iterator.py pickle.load deserialization

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via unsafe pickle deserialization in the recommenders library's Dict Loading component.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 23 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vmf3-6q95-pmx3

## What is CVE-2026-95928?

CVE-2026-95928 is a medium-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in recommenders-team recommenders, published on 23 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A security flaw has been discovered in recommenders-team recommenders up to 1.2.1. This impacts the function pickle.load of the file recommenders/models/newsrec/io/mind_iterator.py of the component Dict Loading. Performing a manipulation results in deserialization. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data), CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-95928?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-95928?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-95928 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-95928 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-95928 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-95928 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-95928 is a medium-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in recommenders-team recommenders, published on 23 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-95928 exists.

Affected product: recommenders-team recommenders. 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-2026-95928/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-95928/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-95928
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-95928
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-95928

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-95928/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.