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CVE-2025-50461
Volcengine Verl Deserialization Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

A deserialization vulnerability exists in Volcengine's verl 3.0.0, specifically in the scripts/model_merger.py script when using the "fsdp" backend. The script calls torch.load() with weights_only=False on user-supplied .pt files, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code if a maliciously crafted model file is loaded. An attacker can exploit this by convincing a victim to download and place a malicious model file in a local directory with a specific filename pattern. This vulnerability may lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running the script.

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Published Date :

Aug. 19, 2025, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 19, 2025, 2:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

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Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

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Technical Details and Exploit for CVE-2025-50461

Updated: 4 days, 12 hours ago
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Born at : Aug. 15, 2025, 6:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 7 hours, 41 minutes ago
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Born at : Dec. 8, 2019, 1:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 815 different CVEs too.

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 19, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A deserialization vulnerability exists in Volcengine's verl 3.0.0, specifically in the scripts/model_merger.py script when using the "fsdp" backend. The script calls torch.load() with weights_only=False on user-supplied .pt files, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code if a maliciously crafted model file is loaded. An attacker can exploit this by convincing a victim to download and place a malicious model file in a local directory with a specific filename pattern. This vulnerability may lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running the script.
    Added Reference https://github.com/Anchor0221/CVE-2025-50461
    Added Reference https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/blob/main/SECURITY.md#loading-untrusted-data
    Added Reference https://github.com/volcengine/verl
    Added Reference https://github.com/volcengine/verl/blob/main/scripts/model_merger.py#L152
    Added Reference https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/generated/torch.load.html
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