Deserialization in Facebook Parlai

CVE-2021-39207

parlai is a framework for training and evaluating AI models on a variety of openly available dialogue datasets. In affected versions the package is vulnerable to YAML deserialization attack caused by unsafe loading which leads to Arbitary code execution. This security bug is patched by avoiding unsafe loader users should update to version above v1.1.0. If upgrading is not possible then users can change the Loader used to SafeLoader as a workaround. See commit 507d066ef432ea27d3e201da08009872a2f37725 for details.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.018 (76.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-39207?
CVE-2021-39207 is a high-severity vulnerability in Facebook Parlai, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2021-09-10.
How severe is CVE-2021-39207?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.