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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-5980-pytorch-lightning-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-file-write-via-v1-runs  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/lightning), [pytorch-lightning (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pytorch-lightning). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

  ```sh
  pip install "lightning>=2.3.3"
  ```

- pytorch-lightning (PyPI): upgrade to 2.3.3 or later

  ```sh
  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

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- [PyTorch Lightning code injection via eval()](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-0845-code-injection-in-pytorch-lightning)
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- [PyTorch Lightning remote code execution in load_from_checkpoint](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-58659-pytorch-lightning-remote-code-execution-in-load-from-checkpoint)