CVE-2026-90777 (GCVE-0-2026-90777)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-13 11:42 – Updated: 2026-09-14 17:27
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
ESPnet before 202609 Remote Code Execution via Unsafe Deserialization
Summary
ESPnet before 202609 deserializes pretrained model checkpoints using torch.load with weights_only=False, allowing arbitrary code execution from attacker-supplied files. Attackers can craft malicious checkpoint files that execute code during deserialization when loaded through the initialization or fine-tuning path.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-14 17:27 UTC
CWE
- CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Assigner
References
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|---|---|
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| https://github.com/espnet/espnet/blob/v.202511/es… | technical-description |
| https://github.com/espnet/espnet/releases/tag/v.202609 | release-notes |
| https://github.com/espnet/espnet | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/espnet-befor… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-08-25 00:00
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