Vulnerability · Published Oct 29, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-48063
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the pytorch package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 76% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 23.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | pytorch | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-48063 |
| Debian:13 | pytorch | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-48063 |
| Debian:14 | pytorch | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-48063 |
| PyPI | torch | 2.5.0 | PYSEC-2024-259 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | pytorch | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-48063 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | pytorch | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-48063 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | pytorch | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-48063 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | pytorch | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-48063 |
Affected products (as reported)
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