GHSA-fgcw-684q-jj6r
huggingface/transformers: Arbitrary Code Execution During Model Initialization in the LightGlue Model Loading Path
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | transformers | < 5.5.0 | 5.5.0 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
A vulnerability in the LightGlue model loading path of huggingface/transformers version 5.2.0 allows an attacker-controlled model repository to execute arbitrary code during model initialization. The issue arises because the `trust_remote_code` parameter, intended to prevent remote code execution, is overridden by untrusted serialized configuration data in a nested code path. Specifically, when loading a LightGlue model using `AutoModel.from_pretrained()` with `trust_remote_code=False`, the `LightGlueConfig` reads the `trust_remote_code` value from the untrusted `config.json` file and propagates it into nested `AutoConfig.from_pretrained()` calls. This results in the execution of attacker-provided Python modules, even when the victim explicitly disables remote code execution. The vulnerability poses a high risk for environments such as API inference servers, research notebooks, CI/CD pipelines, and model evaluation workers, potentially leading to credential theft, lateral movement, or persistence/backdoor deployment.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5241
- https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/commit/676559d5022b74aaa0cee1cee0842b7f27c5320e
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34456
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37275
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42644
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5241
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2484384
- https://github.com/huggingface/transformers
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/transformers/PYSEC-2026-2290.yaml
- https://huntr.com/bounties/ceb3ce1a-4c45-497a-b25e-cb9a7685e619
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-5241.json