CVE-2026-1839CWE-502

Arbitrary Code Execution via Unsafe torch.load() in Trainer Checkpoint Loading in huggingface/transformers

Medium · published April 7, 2026

CVSS v3.0
6.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
31.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A vulnerability in the HuggingFace Transformers library, specifically in the `Trainer` class, allows for arbitrary code execution. The `_load_rng_state()` method in `src/transformers/trainer.py` at line 3059 calls `torch.load()` without the `weights_only=True` parameter. This issue affects all versions of the library supporting `torch>=2.2` when used with PyTorch versions below 2.6, as the `safe_globals()` context manager provides no protection in these versions. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by supplying a malicious checkpoint file, such as `rng_state.pth`, which can execute arbitrary code when loaded. The issue is resolved in version v5.0.0rc3.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00382 · 31.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Published
2026-04-07T05:22Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 APR 05:22Z
    Arbitrary Code Execution via Unsafe torch.load() in Trainer Checkpoint Loading in huggingface/transformers
    cvelistv5