CVE-2026-12481CWE-502

Deserialization of Untrusted Data in keras-team/keras

High · published July 3, 2026

CVSS v3.0
8.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
53.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A vulnerability in keras-team/keras version 3.14.0 allows for arbitrary code execution due to improper handling of deserialization in the `Lambda` layer. Specifically, the `_raise_for_lambda_deserialization()` function fails to enforce the safe-mode guard when `safe_mode` is set to `None`, which is the default value when `from_config()` is called outside of a `SafeModeScope` context. This logic error conflates `None` (unset/default-deny) with `False` (explicitly disabled), bypassing the guard and allowing attacker-controlled `marshal` bytecode to be deserialized. Affected call sites include `keras.layers.deserialize(config)`, `keras.models.clone_model(model)`, and any direct invocation of `Lambda.from_config(config)` without an enclosing `SafeModeScope(True)`. This vulnerability can be exploited to achieve arbitrary OS-level code execution in the context of the server or user process.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00719 · 53.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Published
2026-07-03T20:36Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 JUL 20:36Z
    Deserialization of Untrusted Data in keras-team/keras
    cvelistv5