# CVE-2026-48207: Apache Fory: PyFory ReduceSerializer Incomplete Policy Enforcement

- Also known as: GHSA-M5GW-83W2-7749, PYSEC-2026-2984
- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.0.0
- Published: 2026-05-21 · Updated: 2026-05-21

## Affected

- pyfory: from 0.13.0, fixed in 1.0.0
- pyfory (PyPI): from 0.13.0, fixed in 1.0.0

## Description

Deserialization of untrusted data in Apache Fory PyFory. PyFory's ReduceSerializer could bypass documented DeserializationPolicy validation hooks during reduce-state restoration and global-name resolution. An application is vulnerable if it deserializes attacker-controlled data using PyFory Python-native mode with strict mode disabled and relies on DeserializationPolicy to restrict unsafe classes, functions, or module attributes. This issue affects Apache Fory: from before 1.0.0. Mitigation: Users of Apache Fory are recommended to upgrade to version 1.0.0 or later, which enforces DeserializationPolicy validation for the affected ReduceSerializer paths and thus fixes this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on pyfory, upgrade to a fixed version (1.0.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://fory.apache.org/security/#cve-2026-48207-pyfory-reduceserializer-deserializationpolicy-bypass

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