Horovod thru 0.28.1 contains an insecure deserialization vulnerability (CWE-502) in its KVStore HTTP server component. The KVStore server, used for distributed task coordination, lacks authentication and authorization controls, allowing any remote attacker to write arbitrary data via HTTP PUT requests. When a Horovod worker reads data from the KVStore (via HTTP GET), it deserializes the data using cloudpickle.loads() without verifying its source or integrity. An attacker can exploit this by sending a malicious pickle payload to the server before the legitimate data is written, causing the victim worker to deserialize and execute arbitrary code, leading to remote code execution.
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Configurations
No configuration.
History
14 May 2026, 20:17
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.8 |
| CWE | CWE-502 |
12 May 2026, 18:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-05-12 18:16
Updated : 2026-05-14 20:17
NVD link : CVE-2026-31234
Mitre link : CVE-2026-31234
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-31234
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Products Affected
No product.
CWE
CWE-502
Deserialization of Untrusted Data
