Hugging Face Transformers SEW convert_config Code Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
Date: 2025-12
Affected: huggingface/transformers
Attack vector: rce
Category: vulnerability-disclosure
Severity: High
CVE: CVE-2025-14926
CWE: CWE-94
CVSS: 7.8 (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Hugging Face Transformers SEW convert_config Code Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Hugging Face Transformers. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must convert a malicious checkpoint. The specific flaw exists within the convert_config function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute Python code. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-28251.


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