Kedro-Datasets provides data connectors for Kedro. From version 5.0.0 until 9.5.0, kedro_datasets_experimental.pytorch.PyTorchDataset in kedro-datasets loads .pt model files with torch.load without enforcing weights_only=True, and user-supplied load_args are silently dropped. On PyTorch versions earlier than 2.6, a malicious pickle-backed model from an attacker-influenced shared registry, downloaded checkpoint, or partitioned external source can execute arbitrary code when a Kedro pipeline loads it. The issue affects only the opt-in kedro_datasets_experimental component and does not affect users who load only trusted files. This issue is fixed in version 9.5.0.
https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins/security/advisories/GHSA-f9q4-h45w-jrrq
https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins/releases/tag/kedro-datasets-9.5.0
https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins/pull/1433
https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins/issues/1431
https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro-plugins/commit/4d6deb7a7ecba483d33fd43e2a6c063bcf22f413
Published: 2026-09-16
Updated: 2026-09-17
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Severity: High
Base Score: 9.8
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: Critical
Base Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00394