The Ludwig framework thru 0.10.4 is vulnerable to insecure deserialization (CWE-502) in its model serving component. When starting a model server with the ludwig serve command, the framework loads model weight files using torch.load() without enabling the security-restrictive weights_only=True parameter. This default behavior allows the deserialization of arbitrary Python objects via the pickle module. An attacker can exploit this by providing a maliciously crafted PyTorch model file, leading to arbitrary code execution on the system hosting the Ludwig model server.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-xp5q-5q7g-q26r Ludwig framework is vulnerable to insecure deserialization in its model serving component
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Fri, 15 May 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 14 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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Title Insecure Deserialization in Ludwig Model Serving Enables Arbitrary Code Execution

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Wed, 13 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000

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Ludwig-ai ludwig
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Ludwig-ai ludwig

Tue, 12 May 2026 18:45:00 +0000

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Title Insecure Deserialization in Ludwig Model Serving Enables Arbitrary Code Execution
Weaknesses CWE-502

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Description The Ludwig framework thru 0.10.4 is vulnerable to insecure deserialization (CWE-502) in its model serving component. When starting a model server with the ludwig serve command, the framework loads model weight files using torch.load() without enabling the security-restrictive weights_only=True parameter. This default behavior allows the deserialization of arbitrary Python objects via the pickle module. An attacker can exploit this by providing a maliciously crafted PyTorch model file, leading to arbitrary code execution on the system hosting the Ludwig model server.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-14T19:54:20.630Z

Reserved: 2026-03-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-31238

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-14T16:55:17.956Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-12T18:16:52.210

Modified: 2026-05-14T20:17:03.430

Link: CVE-2026-31238

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-14T22:45:31Z

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