CVE-2025-32434: PyTorch: `torch.load` with `weights_only=True` leads to remote code execution
CVE-2025-32434 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2025-04-18
PyTorch is a Python package that provides tensor computation with strong GPU acceleration and deep neural networks built on a tape-based autograd system. In version 2.5.1 and prior, a Remote Command Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in PyTorch when loading a model using torch.load with weights_only=True. This issue has been patched in version 2.6.0.
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-32434 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-32434?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 18 April 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
torch (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.6.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-32434?
Yes. torch (PyPI): upgrade to 2.6.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-32434?
Check whether you run torch (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.