The flash-attention training framework thru commit e724e2588cbe754beb97cf7c011b5e7e34119e62 (2025-13-04) contains an insecure deserialization vulnerability (CWE-502) in its checkpoint loading mechanism. The load_checkpoint() function in checkpoint.py and the checkpoint loading code in eval.py use torch.load() without enabling the security-restrictive weights_only=True parameter. This allows the deserialization of arbitrary Python objects via the pickle module. An attacker can exploit this by providing a maliciously crafted checkpoint file. When a victim loads this checkpoint during model warmstarting or evaluation, arbitrary code is executed on the victim's system.
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12 May 2026, 20:16
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| CWE | CWE-94 CWE-502 |
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v3 : 7.3 |
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Information
Published : 2026-05-11 17:16
Updated : 2026-05-12 20:16
NVD link : CVE-2026-31253
Mitre link : CVE-2026-31253
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-31253
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