What is CVE-2024-12029?

CVE-2024-12029 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Invoke-Ai Invoke-Ai/invokeai, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-03-20.

How severe is CVE-2024-12029?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-12029 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deserialization in Invoke-Ai Invoke-Ai/invokeai

CVE-2024-12029

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in invoke-ai/invokeai versions 5.3.1 through 5.4.2 via the /api/v2/models/install API. The vulnerability arises from unsafe deserialization of model files using torch.load without proper validation. Attackers can exploit this by embedding malicious code in model files, which is executed upon loading. This issue is fixed in version 5.4.3.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.053 (91.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Invoke-ai Invoke-ai/invokeai — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12029?: CVE-2024-12029 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Invoke-Ai Invoke-Ai/invokeai, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-03-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-12029?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-12029 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.