The Ludwig framework thru 0.10.4 is vulnerable to insecure deserialization (CWE-502) in its model serving component. When starting a model server with the ludwig serve command, the framework loads model weight files using torch.load() without enabling the security-restrictive weights_only=True parameter. This default behavior allows the deserialization of arbitrary Python objects via the pickle module. An attacker can exploit this by providing a maliciously crafted PyTorch model file, leading to arbitrary code execution on the system hosting the Ludwig model server.

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Wed, 13 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000

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Tue, 12 May 2026 18:45:00 +0000

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Title Insecure Deserialization in Ludwig Model Serving Enables Arbitrary Code Execution
Weaknesses CWE-502

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Description The Ludwig framework thru 0.10.4 is vulnerable to insecure deserialization (CWE-502) in its model serving component. When starting a model server with the ludwig serve command, the framework loads model weight files using torch.load() without enabling the security-restrictive weights_only=True parameter. This default behavior allows the deserialization of arbitrary Python objects via the pickle module. An attacker can exploit this by providing a maliciously crafted PyTorch model file, leading to arbitrary code execution on the system hosting the Ludwig model server.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-12T17:15:17.362Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-31238

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-12T18:16:52.210

Modified: 2026-05-13T15:47:35.667

Link: CVE-2026-31238

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Updated: 2026-05-13T10:51:27Z

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