CVE-2026-4372

A critical remote code execution vulnerability exists in all versions of the HuggingFace transformers library prior to version 5.3.0. The vulnerability allows an attacker to craft a malicious `config.json` file containing the `_attn_implementation_internal` field set to an attacker-controlled HuggingFace Hub repository ID. When a victim loads this model using the standard `AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained()` API, the library downloads and executes arbitrary Python code from the attacker's repository with the victim's full OS privileges. This issue arises due to unfiltered deserialization of configuration attributes, insufficient sanitization of internal fields, and unsandboxed execution of downloaded kernels. The vulnerability bypasses the `trust_remote_code` security mechanism, is invisible to the victim, and exploits the standard documented usage pattern, making it particularly severe. Users are advised to upgrade to version 5.3.0 or later to mitigate this issue.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:huggingface:transformers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

04 Jun 2026, 18:24

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:huggingface:transformers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE CWE-502
First Time Huggingface
Huggingface transformers
References () https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/commit/a7f8e7ff37d87d1a1a0c8cf607971c607741452f - () https://github.com/huggingface/transformers/commit/a7f8e7ff37d87d1a1a0c8cf607971c607741452f - Patch
References () https://huntr.com/bounties/1f693a6e-6836-4b8b-a0bd-ca036fba8884 - () https://huntr.com/bounties/1f693a6e-6836-4b8b-a0bd-ca036fba8884 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

24 May 2026, 14:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-24 14:16

Updated : 2026-06-04 18:24


NVD link : CVE-2026-4372

Mitre link : CVE-2026-4372

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-4372


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Products Affected

huggingface

  • transformers
CWE
CWE-1066

Missing Serialization Control Element

CWE-502

Deserialization of Untrusted Data