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SCA: security update for transformers (GHSA-hxxf-235m-72v3)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 421291

Description

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

 - Hugging Face Transformers Trax Model Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution
 Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected
 installations of Hugging Face Transformers. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in
 that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the
 handling of model files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which
 can result in deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute
 code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-25012. (CVE-2024-11394)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hxxf-235m-72v3

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 421291

Version: Revision 1.11

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/28/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.75

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-2024-11394

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: 11/23/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/22/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-11394

cwe: CWE-502