HIGH

CVE-2026-90777

2026-09-13 CVSS v3.1

CVSS

8.8

Description

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.

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

EPSS Score

0.51%

Probability of exploitation in next 30 days

42.3th percentile

References

https://github.com/espnet/espnet https://github.com/espnet/espnet/blob/v.202511/espnet2/torch_utils/load_pretrained_model.py#L99 https://github.com/espnet/espnet/commit/91ca045fc179f29bc7b7fe05cd852aea65310003 https://github.com/espnet/espnet/releases/tag/v.202609 https://github.com/espnet/espnet/security/advisories/GHSA-64f6-3gqc-r926 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/espnet-before-202609-remote-code-execution-via-unsafe-deserialization

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