PYSEC-2026-2522

Vulnerability from pysec - Published: 2026-07-13 15:02 - Updated: 2026-07-13 16:04
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Details

A flaw was found in InstructLab. The linux_train.py script hardcodes trust_remote_code=True when loading models from HuggingFace. This allows a remote attacker to achieve arbitrary Python code execution by convincing a user to run ilab train/download/generate with a specially crafted malicious model from the HuggingFace Hub. This vulnerability can lead to complete system compromise.

Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Impacted products
Name purl
instructlab pkg:pypi/instructlab
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  "affected": [
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      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "instructlab",
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  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-6859",
    "GHSA-rxpq-xgqx-fr7p"
  ],
  "details": "A flaw was found in InstructLab. The `linux_train.py` script hardcodes `trust_remote_code=True` when loading models from HuggingFace. This allows a remote attacker to achieve arbitrary Python code execution by convincing a user to run `ilab train/download/generate` with a specially crafted malicious model from the HuggingFace Hub. This vulnerability can lead to complete system compromise.",
  "id": "PYSEC-2026-2522",
  "modified": "2026-07-13T16:04:19.686330Z",
  "published": "2026-07-13T15:02:52.692673Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6859"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6859"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2459998"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/instructlab/instructlab"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://pypi.org/project/instructlab"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rxpq-xgqx-fr7p"
    }
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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": "InstructLab Includes Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere"
}



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