CWE-502
AllowedDeserialization of Untrusted Data
Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft
The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently ensuring that the resulting data will be valid.
4798 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-74RC-H3MH-G8WH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-20 18:30 – Updated: 2025-03-20 18:30A vulnerability allowing remote code execution (RCE) for domain users.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-23120"
],
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-03-20T16:15:16Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "A vulnerability allowing remote code execution (RCE) for domain users.",
"id": "GHSA-74rc-h3mh-g8wh",
"modified": "2025-03-20T18:30:29Z",
"published": "2025-03-20T18:30:29Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23120"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://labs.watchtowr.com/by-executive-order-we-are-banning-blacklists-domain-level-rce-in-veeam-backup-replication-cve-2025-23120"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.veeam.com/kb4724"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-74VM-8FRP-7W68
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-04 20:34 – Updated: 2026-02-06 21:43Impact
EPyT-Flow’s REST API parses attacker-controlled JSON request bodies using a custom deserializer (my_load_from_json) that supports a type field. When type is present, the deserializer dynamically imports an attacker-specified module/class and instantiates it with attacker-supplied arguments. This allows invoking dangerous classes such as subprocess.Popen, which can lead to OS command execution during JSON parsing. This also affects the loading of JSON files.
Patches
EPyT-Flow has been patched in 0.16.1 -- affects all versions <= 0.16.0
Workarounds
Do not load any JSON from untrusted sources and do not expose the REST API.
Credits
EPyT-Flow thanks Jarrett Chan (@syphonetic) for detecting and reporting the bug.
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"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "epyt-flow"
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"events": [
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"introduced": "0"
},
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"fixed": "0.16.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-25632"
],
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-502"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-02-04T20:34:28Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-02-06T21:16:18Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "### Impact\nEPyT-Flow\u2019s REST API parses attacker-controlled JSON request bodies using a custom deserializer (my_load_from_json) that supports a __type__ field. When __type__ is present, the deserializer dynamically imports an attacker-specified module/class and instantiates it with attacker-supplied arguments. This allows invoking dangerous classes such as subprocess.Popen, which can lead to OS command execution during JSON parsing. This also affects the loading of JSON files.\n\n### Patches\nEPyT-Flow has been patched in 0.16.1 -- affects all versions \u003c= 0.16.0\n\n### Workarounds\nDo not load any JSON from untrusted sources and do not expose the REST API.\n\n### Credits\nEPyT-Flow thanks Jarrett Chan (@syphonetic) for detecting and reporting the bug.",
"id": "GHSA-74vm-8frp-7w68",
"modified": "2026-02-06T21:43:49Z",
"published": "2026-02-04T20:34:28Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/WaterFutures/EPyT-Flow/security/advisories/GHSA-74vm-8frp-7w68"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25632"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/WaterFutures/EPyT-Flow/commit/3fff9151494c7dbc72073830b734f0a7e550e385"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/WaterFutures/EPyT-Flow"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/WaterFutures/EPyT-Flow/releases/tag/v0.16.1"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "EPyT-Flow vulnerable to unsafe JSON deserialization (__type__)"
}
GHSA-752F-9J6F-HHW5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-15 21:30 – Updated: 2026-06-15 21:30Contributor PHP Object Injection in Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall <= 4.23.87 versions.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-39478"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-502"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-15T21:16:44Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Contributor PHP Object Injection in Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall \u003c= 4.23.87 versions.",
"id": "GHSA-752f-9j6f-hhw5",
"modified": "2026-06-15T21:30:44Z",
"published": "2026-06-15T21:30:44Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39478"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/gotmls/vulnerability/wordpress-anti-malware-security-and-brute-force-firewall-plugin-4-23-87-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-7544-4Q6W-5P3X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-20 12:30 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:32Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Mark O’Donnell Team Rosters allows Object Injection.This issue affects Team Rosters: from n/a through 4.6.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-52439"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-502"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-11-20T12:15:19Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Mark O\u2019Donnell Team Rosters allows Object Injection.This issue affects Team Rosters: from n/a through 4.6.",
"id": "GHSA-7544-4q6w-5p3x",
"modified": "2026-04-01T18:32:34Z",
"published": "2024-11-20T12:30:36Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52439"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/team-rosters/vulnerability/wordpress-team-rosters-plugin-4-6-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/team-rosters/wordpress-team-rosters-plugin-4-6-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-758M-V56V-GRJ4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2020-04-23 21:36 – Updated: 2024-06-25 13:46FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.4 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to javax.swing.JEditorPane.
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"affected": [
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"last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 2.9.10.3"
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind"
},
"ranges": [
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"events": [
{
"introduced": "2.9.0"
},
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"fixed": "2.9.10.4"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-10969"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-502"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2020-04-23T19:28:10Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2020-03-26T13:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "FasterXML jackson-databind 2.x before 2.9.10.4 mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing, related to javax.swing.JEditorPane.",
"id": "GHSA-758m-v56v-grj4",
"modified": "2024-06-25T13:46:44Z",
"published": "2020-04-23T21:36:03Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10969"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/issues/2642"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind/commit/6ba48457984943df0de92c54144f7dcae01b1221"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/FasterXML/jackson-databind"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/04/msg00012.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://medium.com/@cowtowncoder/on-jackson-cves-dont-panic-here-is-what-you-need-to-know-54cd0d6e8062"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200403-0002"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html"
}
],
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"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "jackson-databind mishandles the interaction between serialization gadgets and typing"
}
GHSA-759J-VC5C-FV87
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-01-08 18:30 – Updated: 2026-04-28 21:33Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Anton Bond Woocommerce Tranzila Payment Gateway.This issue affects Woocommerce Tranzila Payment Gateway: from n/a through 1.0.8.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-52218"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-502"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-01-08T18:15:51Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Anton Bond Woocommerce Tranzila Payment Gateway.This issue affects Woocommerce Tranzila Payment Gateway: from n/a through 1.0.8.",
"id": "GHSA-759j-vc5c-fv87",
"modified": "2026-04-28T21:33:46Z",
"published": "2024-01-08T18:30:29Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52218"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/woo-tranzila-gateway/wordpress-woocommerce-tranzila-gateway-plugin-1-0-8-unauthenticated-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-75JG-CHC9-WV8P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:53 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:31Due to unsafe deserialization used in SAP Commerce Cloud (virtualjdbc extension), versions 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 1808, 1811, 1905, it is possible to execute arbitrary code on a target machine with 'Hybris' user rights, resulting in Code Injection.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-0344"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-502"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-08-14T14:15:00Z",
"severity": "CRITICAL"
},
"details": "Due to unsafe deserialization used in SAP Commerce Cloud (virtualjdbc extension), versions 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 1808, 1811, 1905, it is possible to execute arbitrary code on a target machine with \u0027Hybris\u0027 user rights, resulting in Code Injection.",
"id": "GHSA-75jg-chc9-wv8p",
"modified": "2025-10-22T00:31:43Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:53:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0344"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2786035"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=523998017"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-0344"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-75M9-98V2-HJPM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-12 18:30 – Updated: 2026-05-18 20:24PyTorch-Lightning versions 2.6.0 and earlier contain an insecure deserialization vulnerability (CWE-502) in the checkpoint loading mechanism. The LightningModule.load_from_checkpoint() method, which is commonly used to load saved model states, internally calls torch.load() without setting the security-restrictive weights_only=True parameter. This default behavior allows the deserialization of arbitrary Python objects via the Pickle module. A remote attacker can exploit this by providing a maliciously crafted checkpoint file, leading to arbitrary code execution on the victim's system when the file is loaded.
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"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "pytorch-lightning"
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"introduced": "0"
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"last_affected": "2.6.0"
}
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"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-31221"
],
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"CWE-502"
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"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-05-18T20:24:38Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-12T16:16:14Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "PyTorch-Lightning versions 2.6.0 and earlier contain an insecure deserialization vulnerability (CWE-502) in the checkpoint loading mechanism. The LightningModule.load_from_checkpoint() method, which is commonly used to load saved model states, internally calls torch.load() without setting the security-restrictive weights_only=True parameter. This default behavior allows the deserialization of arbitrary Python objects via the Pickle module. A remote attacker can exploit this by providing a maliciously crafted checkpoint file, leading to arbitrary code execution on the victim\u0027s system when the file is loaded.",
"id": "GHSA-75m9-98v2-hjpm",
"modified": "2026-05-18T20:24:38Z",
"published": "2026-05-12T18:30:38Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31221"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/Lightning-AI/pytorch-lightning"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.notion.so/CVE-2026-31221-35d1e1393188815f8db7c4fd08076639"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "PyTorch Lightning load_from_checkpoint has an insecure checkpoint deserialization"
}
GHSA-762J-PPHQ-5GMG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-24 15:31 – Updated: 2025-10-24 18:30The Utils.deserialize function in pgCodeKeeper 10.12.0 processes serialized data from untrusted sources. If an attacker provides a specially crafted .ser file, deserialization may result in unintended code execution or other malicious behavior on the target system.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-46183"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-502"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-10-24T14:15:41Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The Utils.deserialize function in pgCodeKeeper 10.12.0 processes serialized data from untrusted sources. If an attacker provides a specially crafted .ser file, deserialization may result in unintended code execution or other malicious behavior on the target system.",
"id": "GHSA-762j-pphq-5gmg",
"modified": "2025-10-24T18:30:58Z",
"published": "2025-10-24T15:31:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46183"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/hacktimepro/vulnerabilities/blob/main/Disclosure_CVE-2025-46183_pgcodekeeper.md"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-7648-C8FP-VQW5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-25 18:31 – Updated: 2026-04-06 21:31Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in xtemos WoodMart woodmart allows Object Injection.This issue affects WoodMart: from n/a through <= 8.3.8.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-23971"
],
"database_specific": {
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-25T17:16:36Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in xtemos WoodMart woodmart allows Object Injection.This issue affects WoodMart: from n/a through \u003c= 8.3.8.",
"id": "GHSA-7648-c8fp-vqw5",
"modified": "2026-04-06T21:31:33Z",
"published": "2026-03-25T18:31:49Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23971"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/woodmart/vulnerability/wordpress-woodmart-theme-8-3-8-php-object-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
Mitigation
If available, use the signing/sealing features of the programming language to assure that deserialized data has not been tainted. For example, a hash-based message authentication code (HMAC) could be used to ensure that data has not been modified.
Mitigation
When deserializing data, populate a new object rather than just deserializing. The result is that the data flows through safe input validation and that the functions are safe.
Mitigation
Explicitly define a final object() to prevent deserialization.
Mitigation
- Make fields transient to protect them from deserialization.
- An attempt to serialize and then deserialize a class containing transient fields will result in NULLs where the transient data should be. This is an excellent way to prevent time, environment-based, or sensitive variables from being carried over and used improperly.
Mitigation
Avoid having unnecessary types or gadgets (a sequence of instances and method invocations that can self-execute during the deserialization process, often found in libraries) available that can be leveraged for malicious ends. This limits the potential for unintended or unauthorized types and gadgets to be leveraged by the attacker. Add only acceptable classes to an allowlist. Note: new gadgets are constantly being discovered, so this alone is not a sufficient mitigation.
Mitigation
Employ cryptography of the data or code for protection. However, it's important to note that it would still be client-side security. This is risky because if the client is compromised then the security implemented on the client (the cryptography) can be bypassed.
Mitigation MIT-29
Strategy: Firewall
Use an application firewall that can detect attacks against this weakness. It can be beneficial in cases in which the code cannot be fixed (because it is controlled by a third party), as an emergency prevention measure while more comprehensive software assurance measures are applied, or to provide defense in depth [REF-1481].
CAPEC-586: Object Injection
An adversary attempts to exploit an application by injecting additional, malicious content during its processing of serialized objects. Developers leverage serialization in order to convert data or state into a static, binary format for saving to disk or transferring over a network. These objects are then deserialized when needed to recover the data/state. By injecting a malformed object into a vulnerable application, an adversary can potentially compromise the application by manipulating the deserialization process. This can result in a number of unwanted outcomes, including remote code execution.