Vulnerability · Published Sep 16, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-62997Kedro-Datasets: Remote code execution in experimental `PyTorchDataset` via unsafe `torch.load`
High 7.7
In plain English
A high-severity unsafe deserialization in kedro-plugins from kedro-org. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Kedro-Datasets provides data connectors for Kedro. From version 5.0.0 until 9.5.0, kedro_datasets_experimental.pytorch.PyTorchDataset in kedro-datasets loads .pt model files with torch.load without enforcing weights_only=True, and user-supplied load_args are silently dropped. On PyTorch versions earlier than 2.6, a malicious pickle-backed model from an attacker-influenced shared registry, downloaded checkpoint, or partitioned external source can execute arbitrary code when a Kedro pipeline loads it. The issue affects only the opt-in kedro_datasets_experimental component and does not affect users who load only trusted files. This issue is fixed in version 9.5.0.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| kedro-org | kedro-plugins | >= 5.0.0, < 9.5.0 |
Weakness: CWE-502 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
- https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins/security/advisories/GHSA-f9q4-h45w-jrrq x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins/issues/1431 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins/pull/1433 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins/commit/4d6deb7a7ecba483d33fd43e2a6c063bcf22f413 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins/releases/tag/kedro-datasets-9.5.0 x_refsource_MISC