Deserialization in Hugging Face Transformers
CVE-2025-14929
Hugging Face Transformers X-CLIP Checkpoint Conversion Deserialization of Untrusted Data 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 visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of checkpoints. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-28308.
Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization
EPSS: 0.004 (30.5th 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 d1c6310d6a02481d48d81607cba7840be04580d1
- Huggingface Transformers — versions 5.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_research-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-14929?
- CVE-2025-14929 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hugging Face Transformers, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-12-23.
- How severe is CVE-2025-14929?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.