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CVE-2026-31229

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 0.60%

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CVE-2026-31229 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. The Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART) thru 1.20.1 contains an insecure deserialization vulnerability (CWE-502) in its Kubeflow component's model loading functionality. When loading model weights from a file (e.g., model.pt) during robustness evaluation, the code uses torch.load() without the security-restrictive weights_only=True parameter. EPSS estimates a 0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

The Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART) thru 1.20.1 contains an insecure deserialization vulnerability (CWE-502) in its Kubeflow component's model loading functionality. When loading model weights from a file (e.g., model.pt) during robustness evaluation, the code uses torch.load() without the security-restrictive weights_only=True parameter. This allows the deserialization of arbitrary Python objects via the Pickle module. An attacker can exploit this by uploading a maliciously crafted model file to an object storage location referenced by the pipeline, or by controlling the model_id parameter to point to such a file. When the pipeline loads the model, the malicious payload is executed, leading to remote code execution.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
9.8/10

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

EPSS Probability
0.60%

44.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

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Timeline

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Status
Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-31229?
The Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART) thru 1.20.1 contains an insecure deserialization vulnerability (CWE-502) in its Kubeflow component's model loading functionality. When loading model weights from a file (e.g., model.pt) during robustness evaluation, the code uses torch.load() without the security-restrictive weights_only=True parameter. This allows the deserialization of arbitrary Python objects via the Pickle module. An attacker can exploit this by uploading a maliciously crafted model file to an object storage location referenced by the pipeline, or by controlling the model_id parameter to point to such a file. When the pipeline loads the model, the malicious payload is executed, leading to remote code execution.
How severe is CVE-2026-31229?
CVE-2026-31229 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.60% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2026-31229?
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Source: NVD / NIST