CVE-2022-23572Network attack vector

Process crash via unchecked type-specialization failure

Published Feb 4, 2022 · Updated Apr 22, 2025

Reachable assertion in Google TensorFlow before 2.5.3, 2.6.0 through 2.6.2, and 2.7.0 allows remote authenticated users to crash a process. InferenceContext::PreInputInit treats SpecializeType failure as a debug-only check and then calls ValueOrDie on an error StatusOr object in production builds. Reachability requires an attacker-controlled graph or operation that causes type specialization to fail during shape inference; successful triggering terminates the hosting TensorFlow process.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability1.00%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Reachable assertion in Google TensorFlow before 2.5.3, 2.6.0 through 2.6.2, and 2.7.0 allows remote authenticated users to crash a process. InferenceContext::PreInputInit treats SpecializeType failure as a debug-only check and then calls ValueOrDie on an error StatusOr object in production builds. Reachability requires an attacker-controlled graph or operation that causes type specialization to fail during shape inference; successful triggering terminates the hosting TensorFlow process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-23572
Published
Feb 4, 2022
Updated
Apr 22, 2025
Vendor
Google
Product
TensorFlow
Classifications
CWE-754, CWE-617, T1499
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 4, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 2.5.3
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.3
  3. Affected versionversion=>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Google · TensorFlowversion=< 2.5.3; version=>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.3; version=>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.1

Published CVSS scores

6.5GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-754Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
CWE-617Reachable Assertion
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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