Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-118616 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-118616 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-118616?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 28 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Ultralytics Ultralytics.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-118616?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Restrict user interaction with the product and avoid opening untrusted files or visiting untrusted pages that may trigger the parse_model function. 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-2026-118616 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-118616?
- Check whether you run Ultralytics. 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
Restrict user interaction with the product and avoid opening untrusted files or visiting untrusted pages that may trigger the parse_model function.
Technical details
The parse_model function in Ultralytics lacks proper validation of user-supplied strings before using them to execute Python code, allowing code injection attacks. The vulnerability requires user interaction (visiting a malicious page or opening a file) and operates with local attack vector. An attacker can execute arbitrary Python code in the context of the current user.
Affected products
- Ultralytics Ultralytics
Timeline
- 2026-06-18: disclosed: Vulnerability reported to vendor
- 2026-10-28: advisory: Coordinated public release of advisory