Vulnerability · Published Jul 13, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-15529yzhao062 pyod persistence.py pyod.utils.persistence.load deserialization
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity unsafe deserialization in pyod from yzhao062. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 38% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A vulnerability was detected in yzhao062 pyod up to 3.6.1. Affected is the function pyod.utils.persistence.load of the file pyod/utils/persistence.py. Performing a manipulation of the argument path results in deserialization. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 3.6.2 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The pull request to fix this issue requires some minor changes.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | pyod | 3.6.2 | GHSA-997v-r4v7-9f3g |
| PyPI | pyod | 3.6.2 | PYSEC-2026-3909 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-502, CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
References
- VDB-377872 | yzhao062 pyod persistence.py pyod.utils.persistence.load deserialization vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-377872 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-15529 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #854559 | Yue Zhao / yzhao062 pyod 3.5.0 through 3.5.2 CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/yzhao062/pyod/issues/697 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/yzhao062/pyod/pull/698 issue-tracking, patch
- https://pypi.org/project/pyod/3.6.2/ patch
- https://github.com/yzhao062/pyod/ product