Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a vulnerablity in the Python wheel package for the Hugging Face Transformers library affecting watsonx Code Assistant On Prem Extensions. This bulletin identifies the steps to take to address the vulnerabilities.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2024-11394
DESCRIPTION: Hugging Face Transformers Trax Model Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Hugging Face Transformers. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the handling of model files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-25012.
CWE: CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 8.8
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2024-11392
DESCRIPTION: Hugging Face Transformers MobileViTV2 Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Hugging Face Transformers. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the handling of configuration files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-24322.
CWE: CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2024-11393
DESCRIPTION: Hugging Face Transformers MaskFormer Model Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Hugging Face Transformers. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of model files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-25191.
CWE: CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CVSS Source: IBM X-Force
CVSS Base score: 8.8
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| watsonx Code Assistant On Prem | V5.1.0 |
Remediation/Fixes
Please upgrade to CPD V 5.1.1 to get this fix.
We recommend to go though the documentation to install the watsonx code Assistant.
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Mend References (at the time of ADV creation):
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2024-11394
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11394
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2024-11392
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11392
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2024-11393
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11393
Acknowledgement
Change History
27 Mar 2025: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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Document Location
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Document Information
Modified date:
27 March 2025
UID
ibm17229264