CVE-2025-14926
HighCVSS 7.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk26th percentile - higher than 26% of all known CVEs
Summary
Code injection in the convert_config function of Hugging Face Transformers for the SEW model. Lack of validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute Python code allows remote code execution.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user if the victim converts a malicious checkpoint. User interaction is required, but it can lead to full system compromise.
Recommendation
Update Hugging Face Transformers library to the latest patched version. Avoid converting untrusted checkpoints.
Other vulnerabilities in Hugging Face Transformers
See all- CVE-2026-80047High
A vulnerability in Hugging Face Transformers (versions 4.57.0 to 5.16.1) allows remote Python files to be written to local disk without user consent when using GenerativePreTrainedModel.load_custom_generate(). The function fetches and caches a remote module file before performing the required trust_remote_code consent check, inverting the security model enforced by other code-loading paths. As a result, attacker-controlled Python code from custom_generate/generate.py is copied into the user's ~/.cache/huggingface/modules directory even if the user declines the trust prompt.
- CVE-2026-75104Medium
Hugging Face Transformers fails to validate shard filenames in checkpoint index files, allowing attackers to read arbitrary files outside the model directory. Malicious index files with parent-directory references or absolute paths can lead to file disclosure and filesystem reconnaissance.
- CVE-2026-9856High
Hugging Face Transformers up to version 5.8.0.dev0 has an arbitrary file write vulnerability via path traversal in save_pretrained(). Keys from chat_template are used as filenames without validation.
- CVE-2025-14930High
Deserialization of untrusted data in Hugging Face Transformers for the GLM4 model when parsing weights. Lack of validation of user-supplied data can lead to deserialization of untrusted data and remote code execution.
- CVE-2025-14929High
A vulnerability in Hugging Face Transformers' X-CLIP checkpoint conversion involves deserialization of untrusted data without proper validation. Exploitation requires user interaction (opening a malicious file or visiting a malicious page). It can lead to remote code execution in the context of the current process.
- CVE-2025-14928High
Code injection in the convert_config function of Hugging Face Transformers for the HuBERT model. Lack of validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute Python code allows remote code execution.
- CVE-2025-14927High
Code injection in the convert_config function of Hugging Face Transformers for the SEW-D model. Lack of validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute Python code allows remote code execution.
- CVE-2025-14924High
Deserialization of untrusted data in Hugging Face Transformers for the megatron_gpt2 model when parsing checkpoints. Lack of validation of user-supplied data can lead to deserialization of untrusted data and remote code execution.
- CVE-2025-14921High
Deserialization of untrusted data in Hugging Face Transformers for the Transformer-XL model when parsing model files. Lack of validation of user-supplied data can lead to deserialization of untrusted data and remote code execution.
- CVE-2025-14920High
A vulnerability in Hugging Face Transformers' Perceiver model parsing involves deserialization of untrusted data without proper validation. Exploitation requires user interaction (opening a malicious file or visiting a malicious page). It can lead to remote code execution in the context of the current user.
Original NVD description (English source)
Hugging Face Transformers SEW convert_config Code Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Hugging Face Transformers. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must convert a malicious checkpoint. The specific flaw exists within the convert_config function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute Python code. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-28251.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS

