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CVE-2026-90777NVD

Description

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.
Severity Level
HIGH (8.8)
Published Date
13/09/2026
Last Modified
13/09/2026
Exploitation Status
????
EPSS Score
0.51% (percentile 42.3%)

CVSS Base Metrics

CVSS v3 (3.1)
HIGH 8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4 (4.0)
HIGH 8.7
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Affected & Patched Versions

ProductAffected VersionsPatched Version
espnet espnet0 - < 202609202609
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