CVE-2025-32434 PUBLISHED

PyTorch: `torch.load` with `weights_only=True` leads to remote code execution

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 08.04.2025 Published: 18.04.2025 Updated: 18.04.2025

PyTorch is a Python package that provides tensor computation with strong GPU acceleration and deep neural networks built on a tape-based autograd system. In version 2.5.1 and prior, a Remote Command Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in PyTorch when loading a model using torch.load with weights_only=True. This issue has been patched in version 2.6.0.

Metrics

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 9.3

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	High	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	High	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	High	Availability	None
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

Product Status

Vendor	pytorch
Product	pytorch
Versions	Version < 2.6.0 is affected

References

https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/security/advisories/GHSA-53q9-r3pm-6pq6

Problem Types

CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data CWE