CVE-2026-68770 (GCVE-0-2026-68770)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-31 20:56 – Updated: 2026-11-08 14:08- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/huggingface/sentence-transform… | issue-tracking |
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| https://github.com/huggingface/sentence-transformers | product |
| https://github.com/huggingface/sentence-transform… | patch |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sentence-tra… | third-party-advisory |
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugging Face | sentence-transformers |
Affected:
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