Vulnerability · Published Sep 23, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2026-95928recommenders-team recommenders Dict Loading mind_iterator.py pickle.load deserialization

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity unsafe deserialization in recommenders from recommenders-team. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A security flaw has been discovered in recommenders-team recommenders up to 1.2.1. This impacts the function pickle.load of the file recommenders/models/newsrec/io/mind_iterator.py of the component Dict Loading. Performing a manipulation results in deserialization. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
recommenders-team recommenders 1.2.01.2.1

Weakness: CWE-502, CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

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