CVE-2026-4538
PyTorch pt2 Loading deserialization
A vulnerability was identified in PyTorch 2.10.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component pt2 Loading Handler. The manipulation leads to deserialization. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The project was informed of the problem early through a pull request but has not reacted yet.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
PyTorch pt2 Loading deserialization
A vulnerability was identified in PyTorch 2.10.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component pt2 Loading Handler. The manipulation leads to deserialization. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The project was informed of the problem early through a pull request but has not reacted yet.
- Record
CVE-2026-4538- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R - CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR - Weakness
- CWE-502, CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-14280
A vulnerability was identified in PyTorch 2.10.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component pt2 Loading Handler. The manipulation leads to deserialization. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The project was informed of the problem early through a pull request but has not reacted yet.
- Record
EUVD-2026-14280- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-33x2-ppm4-v46v
A vulnerability was identified in PyTorch 2.10.0. The affected element is an unknown function of...
A vulnerability was identified in PyTorch 2.10.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component pt2 Loading Handler. The manipulation leads to deserialization. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The project was informed of the problem early through a pull request but has not reacted yet.
- Record
GHSA-33x2-ppm4-v46v- CVSS 4.0
- 1.9 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability was identified in PyTorch 2.10.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component pt2 Loading Handler. The manipulation leads to deserialization. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The project was informed of the problem early through a pull request but has not reacted yet.
- Record
CVE-2026-4538- CVSS 4.0
- 1.9 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
PyTorch pt2 Loading deserialization
A vulnerability was identified in PyTorch 2.10.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component pt2 Loading Handler. The manipulation leads to deserialization. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The project was informed of the problem early through a pull request but has not reacted yet.
- Record
CVE-2026-4538- CVSS 4.0
- 1.9 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-4538
A vulnerability was identified in PyTorch 2.10.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component pt2 Loading Handler. The manipulation leads to deserialization. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The project was informed of the problem early through a pull request but has not reacted yet.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-4538- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-139
A vulnerability was identified in PyTorch 2.10.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component pt2 Loading Handler. The manipulation leads to deserialization. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The project was informed of the problem early through a pull request but has not reacted yet.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-139- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-4538
A vulnerability was identified in PyTorch 2.10.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component pt2 Loading Handler. The manipulation leads to deserialization. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The project was informed of the problem early through a pull request but has not reacted yet.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-4538- CVSS 4.0
- 1.9 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-pytorch-2026-4538 No score
PyTorch pt2 Loading deserialization
A vulnerability was identified in PyTorch 2.10.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component pt2 Loading Handler. The manipulation leads to deserialization. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The project was informed of the problem early through a pull request but has not reacted yet.
- Record
BIT-pytorch-2026-4538- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
pytorchBitnami |
2.10.0 up to 2.11.0 | 2.11.0 |
pytorchDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.13.1+dfsg-41.13.1+dfsg-52.0.1+dfsg-12.0.1+dfsg-1~exp12.0.1+dfsg-2 Show 33 moreShow less2.0.1+dfsg-42.0.1+dfsg-52.1.2+dfsg-12.1.2+dfsg-22.1.2+dfsg-42.12.0+dfsg2-12.12.0+dfsg2-1~exp12.12.0+dfsg2-1~exp22.12.0+dfsg2-22.12.0+dfsg2-32.12.0+dfsg2-42.12.1+dfsg-12.4.1-12.4.1-32.4.1-42.5.0+dfsg-12.5.1+dfsg-12.5.1+dfsg-32.5.1+dfsg-42.6.0+dfsg-12.6.0+dfsg-1~exp12.6.0+dfsg-22.6.0+dfsg-32.6.0+dfsg-42.6.0+dfsg-52.6.0+dfsg-72.6.0+dfsg-82.6.0+dfsg-92.6.0~rc9+dfsg-1~exp12.9.0+dfsg-1~exp12.9.0+dfsg-1~exp22.9.1+dfsg-1~exp12.9.1+dfsg-1~exp2 |
None known |
pytorchDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.12.0+dfsg2-12.12.0+dfsg2-1~exp12.12.0+dfsg2-1~exp22.12.0+dfsg2-22.12.0+dfsg2-3 Show 9 moreShow less2.12.0+dfsg2-42.12.1+dfsg-12.6.0+dfsg-72.6.0+dfsg-82.6.0+dfsg-92.9.0+dfsg-1~exp12.9.0+dfsg-1~exp22.9.1+dfsg-1~exp12.9.1+dfsg-1~exp2 |
None known |
pytorchDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.12.0+dfsg2-12.12.0+dfsg2-1~exp12.12.0+dfsg2-1~exp22.12.0+dfsg2-22.12.0+dfsg2-3 Show 9 moreShow less2.12.0+dfsg2-42.12.1+dfsg-12.6.0+dfsg-72.6.0+dfsg-82.6.0+dfsg-92.9.0+dfsg-1~exp12.9.0+dfsg-1~exp22.9.1+dfsg-1~exp12.9.1+dfsg-1~exp2 |
None known |
torchPyPI |
through 2.10.0, plus listed versions 1.0.01.0.11.1.01.10.01.10.1 Show 39 moreShow less1.10.21.11.01.12.01.12.11.13.01.13.11.2.01.3.01.3.11.4.01.5.01.5.11.6.01.7.01.7.11.8.01.8.11.9.01.9.12.0.02.0.12.1.02.1.12.1.22.2.02.2.12.2.22.3.02.3.12.4.02.4.12.5.02.5.12.6.02.7.02.7.12.8.02.9.02.9.1 |
None known |
pytorchUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.7.1-71.8.1-4 |
None known |
pytorchUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.6.0+dfsg-5build12.6.0+dfsg-7 |
None known |
pytorchUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.9.1+dfsg-1~exp1ubuntu22.12.1+dfsg-1 |
None known |
pytorchUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.6.0+dfsg-72.6.0+dfsg-92.9.1+dfsg-1~exp1ubuntu2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-4538 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Linuxfoundation Pytorch, published March 22, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. Fixed in pytorch 2.11.0.