CVE-2025-32434: PyTorch: `torch.load` with `weights_only=True` leads to remote code execution

April 18, 2025

I found a Remote Command Execution (RCE) vulnerability in the PyTorch. When load model using torch.load with weights_only=True, it can still achieve RCE.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-53q9-r3pm-6pq6
github.com/pytorch/pytorch
github.com/pytorch/pytorch/commit/8d4b8a920a2172523deb95bf20e8e52d50649c04
github.com/pytorch/pytorch/security/advisories/GHSA-53q9-r3pm-6pq6
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32434

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