Process termination via unchecked HDF5 dataset shape
Published Aug 10, 2026 · Updated Aug 10, 2026
Resource exhaustion in Keras 3.15.0 and earlier allows attackers to terminate model-loading processes via malicious .keras files. H5IOStore.getitem materializes an HDF5 dataset from its declared shape without comparing its in-memory size with stored bytes, permitting a tiny compressed or fill-only dataset to demand petabytes of memory. Exploitation requires a pipeline or user to load an untrusted model, and the resulting out-of-memory condition kills the loading process without reported data disclosure or modification.
Summary
What happened
Resource exhaustion in Keras 3.15.0 and earlier allows attackers to terminate model-loading processes via malicious .keras files. H5IOStore.getitem materializes an HDF5 dataset from its declared shape without comparing its in-memory size with stored bytes, permitting a tiny compressed or fill-only dataset to demand petabytes of memory. Exploitation requires a pipeline or user to load an untrusted model, and the resulting out-of-memory condition kills the loading process without reported data disclosure or modification.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-12570
- Published
- Aug 10, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 10, 2026
- Vendor
- Keras
- Product
- Keras
- Classifications
- CWE-770, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 10, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <3.12.3, 3.15.0
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Upstream HDF5 shape-bomb regression artifactproof of concept · validated
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