Quick answers
- Is CVE-2025-1550 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-1550 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2025-1550?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 11 March 2025.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- keras (PyPI) >= 3.0.0, < 3.9.0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=3.8.0, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=3.9.0.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-1550?
- Yes. keras (PyPI): upgrade to 3.8.0, 3.9.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2025-1550 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2025-1550?
- Check whether you run keras (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
- keras (PyPI): upgrade to 3.8.0, 3.9.0 or later
pip install "keras>=3.9.0"
Technical details
A code injection vulnerability exists in the Keras `Model.load_model` function. The root cause is improper validation of the `config.json` file within the `.keras` archive format, which allows an attacker to specify arbitrary Python modules and functions to be executed during the deserialization process. This bypasses the intended protections of `safe_mode=True`. An attacker must provide a maliciously crafted model file to a victim; when the victim loads this model locally, the attacker's code executes with the privileges of the running process. The issue is resolved in Keras version 3.9.0 by improving the safety of the model loading mechanism.
Affected products
- Keras Team Keras >= 3.0.0, < 3.9.0
Identifiers
- CVE-2025-1550
- GHSA-48g7-3x6r-xfhp
- PYSEC-2025-122
Timeline
- 2025-03-11: disclosed
- 2025-03-11: advisory
- 2025-03-11: patched: Fixed in version 3.9.0