CVE-2026-5536
FedML-AI FedML gRPC server grpc_server.py sendMessage deserialization
A weakness has been identified in FedML-AI FedML up to 0.8.9. Affected is the function sendMessage of the file grpc_server.py of the component gRPC server. Executing a manipulation can lead to deserialization. The attack may be performed from remote. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
FedML-AI FedML gRPC server grpc_server.py sendMessage deserialization
A weakness has been identified in FedML-AI FedML up to 0.8.9. Affected is the function sendMessage of the file grpc_server.py of the component gRPC server. Executing a manipulation can lead to deserialization. The attack may be performed from remote. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
- Record
CVE-2026-5536- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:X/RL:X/RC:R - CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:X/RL:X/RC:R - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:ND/RL:ND/RC:UR - Weakness
- CWE-502, CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-19021
A weakness has been identified in FedML-AI FedML up to 0.8.9. Affected is the function sendMessage of the file grpc_server.py of the component gRPC server. Executing a manipulation can lead to deserialization. The attack may be performed from remote. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
- Record
EUVD-2026-19021- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2fpx-xrc2-7qf3
A weakness has been identified in FedML-AI FedML up to 0.8.9. Affected is the function...
A weakness has been identified in FedML-AI FedML up to 0.8.9. Affected is the function sendMessage of the file grpc_server.py of the component gRPC server. Executing a manipulation can lead to deserialization. The attack may be performed from remote. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
- Record
GHSA-2fpx-xrc2-7qf3- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A weakness has been identified in FedML-AI FedML up to 0.8.9. Affected is the function sendMessage of the file grpc_server.py of the component gRPC server. Executing a manipulation can lead to deserialization. The attack may be performed from remote. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
- Record
CVE-2026-5536- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
FedML-AI FedML gRPC server grpc_server.py sendMessage deserialization
A weakness has been identified in FedML-AI FedML up to 0.8.9. Affected is the function sendMessage of the file grpc_server.py of the component gRPC server. Executing a manipulation can lead to deserialization. The attack may be performed from remote. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
- Record
CVE-2026-5536- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
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-2026-5536 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Fedml-ai Fedml, published April 5, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.