TorchGeo Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Date: 2026-04
Affected: pip/torchgeo
Attack vector: rce
Category: vulnerability-disclosure
Severity: High
CVE: CVE-2024-49048
CWE: CWE-94
CWE-95
CVSS: 8.1 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

### Impact TorchGeo 0.4–0.6.0 used an [`eval`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#eval) statement in its model weight API that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands. All platforms that expose [`torchgeo.models.get_weight()`](https://torchgeo.readthedocs.io/en/v0.6.0/api/models.html#torchgeo.models.get_weight) or [`torchgeo.trainers`](https://torchgeo.readthedocs.io/en/v0.6.0/api/trainers.html) as an external API could be affected. ### Patches The `eval` statement was replaced with a fixed enum lookup, preventing arbitrary code injection. All users are encouraged to upgrade to TorchGeo 0.6.1 or newer. ### Workarounds In unpatched versions, input validation and sanitization can be used to avoid this vulnerability. ### References #### Bug history * Introduced: https://github.com/torchgeo/torchgeo/pull/917 * Patched: https://github.com/torchgeo/torchgeo/pull/2323 * Released: [v0.6.1](https://github.com/microsoft/torchgeo/releases/tag/v0.6.1)


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