CVE-2024-5980: PYSEC-2026-3975 - pytorch-lightning vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write via /v1/runs API endpoint

CVE-2024-5980 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2026-09-10

pytorch-lightning vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write via /v1/runs API endpoint

Technologies: lightning (PyPI), pytorch-lightning (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-5980 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-5980 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2024-5980?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 10 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
lightning (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.3.3; pytorch-lightning (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.3.3.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-5980?
Yes. lightning (PyPI): upgrade to 2.3.3 or later; pytorch-lightning (PyPI): upgrade to 2.3.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-5980?
Check whether you run lightning (PyPI) or pytorch-lightning (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • lightning (PyPI): upgrade to 2.3.3 or later
    pip install "lightning>=2.3.3"
  • pytorch-lightning (PyPI): upgrade to 2.3.3 or later
    pip install "pytorch-lightning>=2.3.3"

Affected products

  • lightning (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.3.3
  • pytorch-lightning (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.3.3

Identifiers

  • CVE-2024-5980
  • GHSA-mr7h-w2qc-ffc2
  • PYSEC-2026-386
  • PYSEC-2026-3975

This page as Markdown. Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with a link back.