What is CVE-2026-108961?

CVE-2026-108961 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paddlepaddle Paddlex, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-10-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-108961?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

RCE in Paddlepaddle Paddlex

CVE-2026-108961

A flaw has been found in PaddlePaddle PaddleX up to 3.7.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function NormalizeImage.__init__ of the file paddlex/inference/models/text_detection/processors.py of the component Preprocessor. This manipulation of the argument scale causes code injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.

Published 2026-10-13 · last modified 2026-10-13.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Paddlepaddle Paddlex — versions 3.7.0, 3.7.1, 3.7.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

vuldb.com/vuln/416780 (technical-description, vdb-entry)
vuldb.com/vuln/416780/cti (signature, permissions-required)
vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-108961 (third-party-advisory)
vuldb.com/submit/997956 (third-party-advisory)
github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleX/issues/5210 (issue-tracking)
github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleX/pull/5212 (issue-tracking, patch)
github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleX/ (product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-108961?: CVE-2026-108961 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paddlepaddle Paddlex, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2026-10-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-108961?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.