Code execution via unsafe pickle deserialization
Published Mar 31, 2026 · Updated Mar 31, 2026
Deserialization in BioNeMo Framework on Linux allows remote attackers to execute code by inducing a user to process a malicious pickle. The pickles_to_tars function in bionemo-webdatamodule passes file bytes to pickle.loads and then reserializes the result instead of copying the bytes unchanged. Exploitation requires user interaction; successful deserialization runs attacker-controlled code and can disclose, alter, or destroy data or interrupt the process.
Summary
What happened
Deserialization in BioNeMo Framework on Linux allows remote attackers to execute code by inducing a user to process a malicious pickle. The pickles_to_tars function in bionemo-webdatamodule passes file bytes to pickle.loads and then reserializes the result instead of copying the bytes unchanged. Exploitation requires user interaction; successful deserialization runs attacker-controlled code and can disclose, alter, or destroy data or interrupt the process.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-24164
- Published
- Mar 31, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 31, 2026
- Vendor
- DPDK Project
- Product
- BioNeMo Framework
- Classifications
- CWE-502, T1204.002
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 31, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 31, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=All versions that do not include commit f2c2b14
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