CVE-2026-0763 (GCVE-0-2026-0763)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-23 03:28 – Updated: 2026-01-23 19:21
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Title
GPT Academic run_in_subprocess_wrapper_func Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Summary
GPT Academic run_in_subprocess_wrapper_func Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GPT Academic. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the run_in_subprocess_wrapper_func function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-27958.
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Assigner
zdi
References
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GPT Academic GPT Academic Affected: 3.91
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