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CVE-2024-48063: In PyTorch <=2.4.1, the RemoteModule has Deserialization RCE. NOTE: this is disputed by multiple parties because this is intended behavior in...

Description

In PyTorch <=2.4.1, the RemoteModule has Deserialization RCE. NOTE: this is disputed by multiple parties because this is intended behavior in PyTorch distributed computing.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-48063

Affected Products

Vendor: n/a

Product: n/a

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 17.82% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-07 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://rumbling-slice-eb0.notion.site/Distributed-RPC-Framework-RemoteModule-has-Deserialization-RCE-in-pytorch-pytorch-111e3cda9e8c8021a7d3cbc61ee1a20c
https://gist.github.com/hexian2001/c046c066895a963ecc0a2cf9e1180065
https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/issues/129228
https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/security/policy#using-distributed-features

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