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We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.4.2 and TensorFlow 2.3.3, as these are the only affected versions.\n\n### For more information\nPlease consult [our security guide](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/SECURITY.md) for more information regarding the security model and how to contact us with issues and questions.\n\n### Attribution \nThis vulnerability has been reported by Ying Wang and Yakun Zhang of Baidu X-Team.","status":"published","published":"2021-05-21T14:28:35Z","modified":"2026-07-08T06:00:58.579846258Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":3.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L","level":"low"},{"version":"4.0","score":2,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"low"}],"cwes":["CWE-20","CWE-665"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:44.225359Z"},{"id":"BIT-tensorflow-2021-29611","title":"Incomplete validation in `SparseReshape`","description":"TensorFlow is an end-to-end open source platform for machine learning. 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