What is CVE-2025-14927?

CVE-2025-14927 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hugging Face Transformers, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-12-23.

How severe is CVE-2025-14927?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

RCE in Hugging Face Transformers

CVE-2025-14927

Hugging Face Transformers SEW-D convert_config Code Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Hugging Face Transformers. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must convert a malicious checkpoint. The specific flaw exists within the convert_config function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute Python code. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. . Was ZDI-CAN-28252.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.003 (26.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Hugging Face Transformers — versions 4.57.0
Huggingface Transformers — versions 4.57.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_research-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-14927?: CVE-2025-14927 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hugging Face Transformers, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-12-23.
How severe is CVE-2025-14927?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.