CVE-2026-80047

Hugging Face Transformers library writes remote code to disk prior to consent check

State
Published
Severity
7.8 High
Published
Sep 1, 2026
Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Reserved
Aug 25, 2026

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Description

A vulnerability in Hugging Face Transformers (versions 4.57.0 to 5.16.1) allows remote Python files to be written to local disk without user consent when using GenerativePreTrainedModel.load_custom_generate(). The function fetches and caches a remote module file before performing the required trust_remote_code consent check, inverting the security model enforced by other code-loading paths (such as AutoConfig, AutoModel, and AutoTokenizer). As a result, attacker‑controlled Python code from custom_generate/generate.py is copied into the user’s ~/.cache/huggingface/modules directory even if the user declines the trust prompt. Although execution is correctly gated, the file write is not reversible and can persist across sessions. This can lead to persistent, unauthorized files on disk and stale cache collisions where cached attacker code may later be executed during trusted model loads. The issue stems from an unconditional file write in dynamic_module_utils.py prior to any trust verification.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCISA-ADP

Weaknesses

  • CWE-273 Improper Check for Dropped Privileges
  • CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
  • CWE-494 Download of Code Without Integrity Check

Affected Products

ProductVersions
TransformersHugging Face
  • 4.57.0 through 5.16.1Affected

References

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