Vulnerability in Axolotl-Ai-Cloud Axolotl
CVE-2026-86169
Axolotl through 0.18.0 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in the multipack patch path where trust_remote_code defaults to None instead of False, causing the security guard to be bypassed. Attackers can execute arbitrary Python code by crafting a malicious Hugging Face model repository selected as base_model, which is loaded with hardcoded trust_remote_code=True during AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (product)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (technical-description)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (technical-description)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (patch)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (issue-tracking, patch)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-86169?
- CVE-2026-86169 is a high-severity vulnerability in Axolotl-Ai-Cloud Axolotl, classified under Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-09-05.
- How severe is CVE-2026-86169?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.