CVE-2025-50461
MEDIUM EPSS 36.7%
Published Aug 19, 202510mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
6.5 CVSS 3.1
Published Aug 19, 2025 10mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago
Description
A deserialization vulnerability exists in Volcengine's verl 3.0.0, specifically in the scripts/model_merger.py script when using the "fsdp" backend. The script calls torch.load() with weights_only=False on user-supplied .pt files, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code if a maliciously crafted model file is loaded. An attacker can exploit this by convincing a victim to download and place a malicious model file in a local directory with a specific filename pattern. This vulnerability may lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running the script.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low
Availability None
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
36.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-77 Command Injection Injection
References 5
- github.com https://github.com/Anchor0221/CVE-2025-50461
- github.com https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/blob/main/SECURITY.md#loading-untrusted-data
- github.com https://github.com/volcengine/verl
- github.com https://github.com/volcengine/verl/blob/main/scripts/model_merger.py#L152
- pytorch.org https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/generated/torch.load.html
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.