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SCA: security update for instructlab (GHSA-rxpq-xgqx-fr7p)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 446810

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - A flaw was found in InstructLab. The `linux_train.py` script hardcodes `trust_remote_code=True` when
 loading models from HuggingFace. This allows a remote attacker to achieve arbitrary Python code execution
 by convincing a user to run `ilab train/download/generate` with a specially crafted malicious model from
 the HuggingFace Hub. This vulnerability can lead to complete system compromise. (CVE-2026-6859)

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rxpq-xgqx-fr7p

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 446810

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/31/2026

Updated: 8/31/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.88

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-6859

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/22/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/22/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-6859

cwe: CWE-829