CVE-2026-90777
highESPnet before 202609 deserializes pretrained model checkpoints using torch.load with weights_only=False, allowing arbitrary code execution from attacker-suppli…
ESPnet before 202609 deserializes pretrained model checkpoints using torch.load with weights_only=False, allowing arbitrary code execution from attacker-supplied files. Attackers can craft malicious checkpoint files that execute code during deserialization when loaded through the initialization or fine-tuning path.
CVSS
8.8
8.8 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (disclosure@vulncheck.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-09-13 12:17
Modified: 2026-09-23 17:17
NVD status: Deferred
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:52 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://github.com/espnet/espnet disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/espnet/espnet/blob/v.202511/espnet2/torch_utils/load_pretrained_model.p... disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/espnet/espnet/commit/91ca045fc179f29bc7b7fe05cd852aea65310003 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/espnet/espnet/releases/tag/v.202609 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/espnet/espnet/security/advisories/GHSA-64f6-3gqc-r926 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/espnet-before-202609-remote-code-execution-via-unsafe... disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/espnet/espnet/security/advisories/GHSA-64f6-3gqc-r926 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:52 UTC · record ↗