CVE-2025-5173

Name: CVE-2025-5173
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-05-26T07:15:26.137+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 4.8/10EPSS 0.19%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-5173 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability has been found in HumanSignal label-studio-ml-backend up to 9fb7f4aa186612806af2becfb621f6ed8d9fdbaf and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function load of the file label-studio-ml-backend/label_studio_ml/examples/yolo/utils/neural_nets.py of the component PT File Handler. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability has been found in HumanSignal label-studio-ml-backend up to 9fb7f4aa186612806af2becfb621f6ed8d9fdbaf and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function load of the file label-studio-ml-backend/label_studio_ml/examples/yolo/utils/neural_nets.py of the component PT File Handler. The manipulation of the argument path leads to deserialization. An attack has to be approached locally. This product takes the approach of rolling releases to provide continious delivery. Therefore, version details for affected and updated releases are not available.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.8/10

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

CVSS 4.0

4.8/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/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

0.19%

8.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Humansignal	Label Studio Ml Backend	<= 2024-09-30

References

https://github.com/HumanSignal/label-studio-ml-backend/issues/765Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.310261Permissions Required, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.310261Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.578126Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: May 26, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-5173?

How severe is CVE-2025-5173?

CVE-2025-5173 has a CVSS score of 4.8/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.19% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-5173?

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Source: NVD / NIST