CVE-2024-8502: AgentScope Deserialization Vulnerability

CVE-2024-8502 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Published 2025-03-20

A vulnerability in the RpcAgentServerLauncher class of modelscope/agentscope v0.0.6a3 allows for remote code execution (RCE) via deserialization of untrusted data using the dill library. The issue occurs in the AgentServerServicer.create_agent method, where serialized input is deserialized using dill.loads, enabling an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the server.

Technologies: agentscope (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-8502 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-8502 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2024-8502?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 20 March 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
agentscope (PyPI) <= 0.0.6a3, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=0.0.6a3.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-8502?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-8502?
Check whether you run agentscope (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.

Affected products

  • agentscope (PyPI) <= 0.0.6a3, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=0.0.6a3

Identifiers

  • CVE-2024-8502
  • GHSA-9w5h-67gf-xvv8
  • PYSEC-2026-253

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