The snorkel library thru v0.10.0 contains a critical insecure deserialization vulnerability (CWE-502) in the BaseLabeler.load() method of the BaseLabeler class. The method loads serialized labeler models using the unsafe pickle.load() function on user-supplied file paths without any validation or security controls. Python's pickle module is inherently dangerous for deserializing untrusted data, as it can execute arbitrary code during the deserialization process. A remote attacker can exploit this by providing a maliciously crafted pickle file, leading to arbitrary code execution on the victim's system when the file is loaded via the vulnerable method.

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Wed, 13 May 2026 17:45:00 +0000

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Title Critical Insecure Deserialization in Snorkel BaseLabeler

Wed, 13 May 2026 15:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Snorkel
Snorkel snorkel
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:snorkel:snorkel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Tue, 12 May 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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Title Critical Insecure Deserialization in Snorkel BaseLabeler
Weaknesses CWE-502

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Description The snorkel library thru v0.10.0 contains a critical insecure deserialization vulnerability (CWE-502) in the BaseLabeler.load() method of the BaseLabeler class. The method loads serialized labeler models using the unsafe pickle.load() function on user-supplied file paths without any validation or security controls. Python's pickle module is inherently dangerous for deserializing untrusted data, as it can execute arbitrary code during the deserialization process. A remote attacker can exploit this by providing a maliciously crafted pickle file, leading to arbitrary code execution on the victim's system when the file is loaded via the vulnerable method.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-12T15:15:38.656Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-31223

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-12T16:16:14.223

Modified: 2026-05-13T15:46:18.567

Link: CVE-2026-31223

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Updated: 2026-05-13T17:30:06Z

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