CVE-2025-2953

Name: CVE-2025-2953
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-03-30T16:15:14.38+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 4.8/10EPSS 0.22%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-2953 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PyTorch 2.6.0+cu124. Affected by this issue is the function torch.mkldnn_max_pool2d. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PyTorch 2.6.0+cu124. Affected by this issue is the function torch.mkldnn_max_pool2d. The manipulation leads to denial of service. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The security policy of the project warns to use unknown models which might establish malicious effects.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

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

CVSS 4.0

4.8/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS Probability

0.22%

12.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-404

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linuxfoundation	Pytorch	2.6.0\+cu124

References

https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/blob/main/SECURITY.md#untrusted-models
https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/issues/149274Exploit, Issue Tracking
https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/issues/149274#issue-2923122269Exploit, Issue Tracking
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.302006Permissions Required, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.302006Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.521279Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/issues/149274Exploit, Issue Tracking

Timeline

Published: Mar 30, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-2953?

How severe is CVE-2025-2953?

CVE-2025-2953 has a CVSS score of 4.8/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.22% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-2953?

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Source: NVD / NIST