Code execution via unsafe model deserialization
Published Jul 21, 2026 · Updated Jul 21, 2026
Deserialization of untrusted data in NVIDIA Transformers4Rec before 41b14d7 allows local users to execute code through a malicious model file. The Model.load method opens t4rec_model_class.pkl and passes its contents to the package's unrestricted pickle-based loader, allowing serialized objects to invoke code during reconstruction. Execution requires the Python process to load an attacker-controlled model artifact, after which code runs with that process's privileges and can alter or disclose accessible data.
Summary
What happened
Deserialization of untrusted data in NVIDIA Transformers4Rec before 41b14d7 allows local users to execute code through a malicious model file. The Model.load method opens t4rec_model_class.pkl and passes its contents to the package's unrestricted pickle-based loader, allowing serialized objects to invoke code during reconstruction. Execution requires the Python process to load an attacker-controlled model artifact, after which code runs with that process's privileges and can alter or disclose accessible data.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-24232
- Published
- Jul 21, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 21, 2026
- Vendor
- DPDK Project
- Product
- Transformers4Rec
- Classifications
- CWE-502, T1204.002
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Jul 21, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 21, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 < 41b14d7
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