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title: "CVE-2026-31238: Ludwig framework is vulnerable to insecure deserialization in its model serving component"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2026-31238/
description: "CVE-2026-31238 (ludwig (PyPI)): The Ludwig framework thru 0.10.4 is vulnerable to insecure deserialization (CWE-502) in its model serving component. When…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2026-05-12
date_modified: 2026-05-27
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2026-31238"
kev: false
cvss: 9.8
epss: 0.00725
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2026-31238: Ludwig framework is vulnerable to insecure deserialization in its model serving component

**Signal:** Critical and remotely reachable. No known exploitation yet, but it is network-reachable without credentials. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog and CISA’s SSVC assessment records no known exploitation. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
- EPSS 0.7% , percentile 53: FIRST’s model estimates a 0.7% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (moderate). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes ludwig (PyPI) <= 0.10.4, no fixed version listed . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

The Ludwig framework thru 0.10.4 is vulnerable to insecure deserialization (CWE-502) in its model serving component. When starting a model server with the ludwig serve command, the framework loads model weight files using torch.load() without enabling the security-restrictive weightsonly=True parameter. This default behavior allows the deserialization of arbitrary Python objects via the pickle module. An attacker can exploit this by providing a maliciously crafted PyTorch model file, leading to arbitrary code execution on the system hosting the Ludwig model server.

## Affected packages

- PyPI `ludwig` <= 0.10.4 → fixed: none listed

## Affected products (CVE record)

- n/a n/a: see advisory

## Severity

- CISA-ADP CVSS 3.1: 9.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
- GitHub CVSS 3.1: 9.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none , automatable yes , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 0.73% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 53.

## Sources

- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-xp5q-5q7g-q26r](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xp5q-5q7g-q26r)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2026-31238](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-31238)
- [NVD entry CVE-2026-31238](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31238)
- [github.com](https://github.com/ludwig-ai/ludwig)
- [notion.so](https://www.notion.so/CVE-2026-31238-35d1e1393188819ea77ee98ca85a2878)

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Source page: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2026-31238/ · Security Digest: https://erroneo.us/security/ · More: https://erroneo.us/llms.txt