CVE-2026-1839 (GCVE-0-2026-1839)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-07 05:22 – Updated: 2026-04-07 13:27
VLAI
Title
Arbitrary Code Execution via Unsafe torch.load() in Trainer Checkpoint Loading in huggingface/transformers
Summary
A vulnerability in the HuggingFace Transformers library, specifically in the `Trainer` class, allows for arbitrary code execution. The `_load_rng_state()` method in `src/transformers/trainer.py` at line 3059 calls `torch.load()` without the `weights_only=True` parameter. This issue affects all versions of the library supporting `torch>=2.2` when used with PyTorch versions below 2.6, as the `safe_globals()` context manager provides no protection in these versions. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by supplying a malicious checkpoint file, such as `rng_state.pth`, which can execute arbitrary code when loaded. The issue is resolved in version v5.0.0rc3.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-07 13:27 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Assigner
@huntr_ai CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 65/100 over 40 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
huggingface huggingface/transformers Affected: unspecified , < v5.0.0rc3 (custom)
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