# CVE-2025-24357: vLLM allows a malicious model RCE by torch.load in hf\_model\_weights\_iterator

- Also known as: GHSA-RH4J-5RHW-HR54, PYSEC-2025-58
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.7.0
- Published: 2025-01-27 · Updated: 2025-02-12

## Affected

- vllm-project vllm: fixed in 0.7.0
- vllm (PyPI): fixed in 0.7.0

## Description

vLLM is a library for LLM inference and serving. vllm/model_executor/weight_utils.py implements hf_model_weights_iterator to load the model checkpoint, which is downloaded from huggingface. It uses the torch.load function and the weights_only parameter defaults to False. When torch.load loads malicious pickle data, it will execute arbitrary code during unpickling. This vulnerability is fixed in v0.7.0.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/advisories/GHSA-rh4j-5rhw-hr54
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/12366
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/commit/d3d6bb13fb62da3234addf6574922a4ec0513d04
- https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/generated/torch.load.html

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