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GHSA-5gwj-m78q-7pq3 Keras: Lambda deserialization can bypass safe mode and execute code

HIGH Published 2026-07-03 Modified 2026-08-07 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-12481
Ecosystem
PyPI
Packages
keras
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-502
Reviewed
2026-08-07

Affected packages

• PyPI keras: < 3.12.3 → fixed in 3.12.3 • PyPI keras: >= 3.13.0, < 3.15.0 → fixed in 3.15.0

Description

A vulnerability in keras-team/keras version 3.14.0 allows for arbitrary code execution due to improper handling of deserialization in the `Lambda` layer. Specifically, the `_raise_for_lambda_deserialization()` function fails to enforce the safe-mode guard when `safe_mode` is set to `None`, which is the default value when `from_config()` is called outside of a `SafeModeScope` context. This logic error conflates `None` (unset/default-deny) with `False` (explicitly disabled), bypassing the guard and allowing attacker-controlled `marshal` bytecode to be deserialized. Affected call sites include `keras.layers.deserialize(config)`, `keras.models.clone_model(model)`, and any direct invocation of `Lambda.from_config(config)` without an enclosing `SafeModeScope(True)`. This vulnerability can be exploited to achieve arbitrary OS-level code execution in the context of the server or user process.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-12481 A vulnerability in keras-team/keras version 3.14.0 allows for arbitrary code execution due to improper handling of deserialization in the… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data weakness

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