# CVE-2026-116608: DAMO Academy VideoLLaMA2 Model Loading \_\_init\_\_.py load\_pretrained\_model integrity check

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-110566, GHSA-98HF-F439-379P
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-27 · Updated: 2026-10-27

## Summary

The DAMO Academy VideoLLaMA2 video-language AI model software is affected, specifically its code for loading pretrained models. An attacker could remotely supply a manipulated model path that bypasses the software's integrity check, which could allow untrusted or tampered model content to be loaded.

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## Affected

- DAMO Academy VideoLLaMA2: 1.0, 1.1

## Description

A security vulnerability has been detected in DAMO Academy VideoLLaMA2 up to 1.1. Affected by this issue is the function load_pretrained_model of the file videollama2/model/__init__.py of the component Model Loading. The manipulation of the argument _name_or_path leads to improper validation of integrity check value. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on DAMO Academy VideoLLaMA2, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/426516
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/426516/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-116608
- https://vuldb.com/submit/1022955
- https://github.com/DAMO-NLP-SG/VideoLLaMA2/issues/182

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