9.8
/ 10
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
Horovod thru 0.28.1 contains an insecure deserialization vulnerability (CWE-502) in its KVStore HTTP server component. The KVStore server, used for distributed task coordination, lacks authentication and authorization controls, allowing any remote attacker to write arbitrary data via HTTP PUT requests. When a Horovod worker reads data from the KVStore (via HTTP GET), it deserializes the data using cloudpickle.loads() without verifying its source or integrity. An attacker can exploit this by sending a malicious pickle payload to the server before the legitimate data is written, causing the victim worker to deserialize and execute arbitrary code, leading to remote code execution.
AI Analysis
Insecure deserialization vulnerability in Horovod's KVStore HTTP server component, allowing remote code execution
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2026-31234
Source
mitre
Published
May 12, 2026 at 00:00
Modified
May 14, 2026 at 19:54
Affected Product
Vendor
Horovod
Product
Horovod
Version
0.28.1
Affected Versions
n/a n/a n/a
CWE Classification
AI Assessment
AI Score
9.8 / 10
AI Severity
Critical
Vendor
Horovod
Product
Horovod
Version
0.28.1