CVE-2026-4538

MEDIUMNVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-03-22. NVD baseline CVSS 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
5.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A vulnerability was identified in PyTorch 2.10.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component pt2 Loading Handler. The manipulation leads to deserialization. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The project was informed of the problem early through a pull request but has not reacted yet.

CVSS v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(medium)
EPSS
15.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 22, 2026

Last Modified

April 29, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Apr 30, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

[Security] Fix potential Arbitrary Code Execution in `torch.export.load` by forwarding `weights_only` by ez-lbz · Pull Request #176791 · pytorch/pytorch · GitHub

https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/pull/176791
generic

GitHub - pytorch/pytorch: Tensors and Dynamic neural networks in Python with strong GPU acceleration · GitHub

https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
torch1.0.0 ... 2.9.1 (45 versions)——

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 39× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-4538?
CVE-2026-4538 is a medium vulnerability published on March 22, 2026. A vulnerability was identified in PyTorch 2.10.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component pt2 Loading Handler. The manipulation leads to deserialization. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The project…
When was CVE-2026-4538 disclosed?
CVE-2026-4538 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 22, 2026, with the most recent update on April 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-4538 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-4538 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 15.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-4538?
CVE-2026-4538 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-4538?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-4538, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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