CVE-2023-48299

Name: CVE-2023-48299
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-11-21T21:15:09.077+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.3/10EPSS 0.67%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-48299 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. TorchServe is a tool for serving and scaling PyTorch models in production. Starting in version 0.1.0 and prior to version 0.9.0, using the model/workflow management API, there is a chance of uploading potentially harmful archives that contain files that are extracted to any location on the filesystem that is within the process permissions. EPSS estimates a 0.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

TorchServe is a tool for serving and scaling PyTorch models in production. Starting in version 0.1.0 and prior to version 0.9.0, using the model/workflow management API, there is a chance of uploading potentially harmful archives that contain files that are extracted to any location on the filesystem that is within the process permissions. Leveraging this issue could aid third-party actors in hiding harmful code in open-source/public models, which can be downloaded from the internet, and take advantage of machines running Torchserve. The ZipSlip issue in TorchServe has been fixed by validating the paths of files contained within a zip archive before extracting them. TorchServe release 0.9.0 includes fixes to address the ZipSlip vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.3/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.67%

47.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Pytorch	Torchserve	>= 0.1.0, < 0.9.0

References

https://github.com/pytorch/serve/commit/bfb3d42396727614aef625143b4381e64142f9bbPatch
https://github.com/pytorch/serve/pull/2634Patch
https://github.com/pytorch/serve/releases/tag/v0.9.0Release Notes
https://github.com/pytorch/serve/security/advisories/GHSA-m2mj-pr4f-h9jpPatch, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/pytorch/serve/commit/bfb3d42396727614aef625143b4381e64142f9bbPatch
https://github.com/pytorch/serve/pull/2634Patch
https://github.com/pytorch/serve/releases/tag/v0.9.0Release Notes
https://github.com/pytorch/serve/security/advisories/GHSA-m2mj-pr4f-h9jpPatch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 21, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-48299?

How severe is CVE-2023-48299?

CVE-2023-48299 has a CVSS score of 5.3/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.67% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-48299?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST