CVE-2026-4372
Published:May 24, 2026
Updated:June 11, 2026
A critical remote code execution vulnerability exists in all versions of the HuggingFace transformers library prior to version 5.3.0. The vulnerability allows an attacker to craft a malicious "config.json" file containing the "_attn_implementation_internal" field set to an attacker-controlled HuggingFace Hub repository ID. When a victim loads this model using the standard "AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained()" API, the library downloads and executes arbitrary Python code from the attacker's repository with the victim's full OS privileges. This issue arises due to unfiltered deserialization of configuration attributes, insufficient sanitization of internal fields, and unsandboxed execution of downloaded kernels. The vulnerability bypasses the "trust_remote_code" security mechanism, is invisible to the victim, and exploits the standard documented usage pattern, making it particularly severe. Users are advised to upgrade to version 5.3.0 or later to mitigate this issue.
Affected Packages
transformers (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=2.1.1 <5.3.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.3.0https://github.com/huggingface/transformers.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v0.1.2 <v5.3.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v5.3.0transformers (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=0.1 <5.3.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.3.0Related Resources (2)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.09