Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-108961 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-108961 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-108961?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.3, published 13 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- PaddlePaddle PaddleOCR 3.x (via PaddleX dependency); PaddlePaddle PaddleX up to 3.7.2.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-108961?
- 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.
- How is CVE-2026-108961 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-108961?
- Check whether you run PaddlePaddle PaddleOCR or PaddlePaddle PaddleX 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.
Technical details
The NormalizeImage preprocessor in paddlex/inference/models/text_detection/processors.py uses eval() to process the 'scale' parameter read from inference.yml without validation. An attacker who controls a model directory can craft a malicious scale value to execute arbitrary Python code during model loading. Network-accessible model repositories, third-party models, or user-supplied models create attack vectors; the payload can execute silently and return a valid value to allow inference to continue normally.
Affected products
- PaddlePaddle PaddleX up to 3.7.2
- PaddlePaddle PaddleOCR 3.x (via PaddleX dependency)
Timeline
- 2026-09-24: disclosed: Issue #5210 opened
- 2026-10-13: advisory