# CVE-2025-14928: Hugging Face Transformers HuBERT convert_config Code Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-14928-pysec-2025-216-hugging-face-transformers-hubert-convert-config  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-12-23  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-14928 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.8 · Published 2025-12-23

Hugging Face Transformers HuBERT convert_config Code Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Hugging Face Transformers. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must convert a malicious checkpoint.

The specific flaw exists within the convert_config function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute Python code. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-28253.

Technologies: [Huggingface Transformers](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/huggingface-transformers), [transformers (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pypi-transformers). Vendors: [Huggingface](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/huggingface), [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-14928 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-14928 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-14928?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 23 December 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** transformers (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=4.57.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-14928?** 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-2025-14928?** Check whether you run Huggingface Transformers or transformers (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

- Huggingface Transformers
- transformers (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=4.57.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2025-14928
- PYSEC-2025-216

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