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CVE-2024-48063: PyTorch RemoteModule deserialization remote code execution

Source: NVD(opens in a new tab)
Identifier: CVE-2024-48063
Published: October 29, 2024
Record updated: October 9, 2026

Known exploitation: Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog at the last check.
EPSS: 1.6%

Summary

CVE-2024-48063 affects PyTorch versions up to and including 2.4.1. The RemoteModule in the distributed RPC framework contains a deserialization flaw, classified as CWE-502, that can lead to remote code execution. Several parties dispute the report, stating that this behavior is intended in PyTorch distributed computing.

Mitigation

The source does not state a fix yet. Check the original advisory for updates.

Details

Scores and exploitation

CVSS score: 9.8(critical)
EPSS: 1.6%Estimated probability that this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days, from the FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System. Read on November 4, 2026.

Weaknesses and techniques

Weakness (CWE): CWE-502
Attack pattern (CAPEC): CAPEC-586

Affected

Vendors: Meta

Classification

Attack type: Other
Attack sophistication: Moderate
AI component targeted: Framework
Impact: Confidentiality,
Integrity,
Availability
Labels: security

How this record was produced

Summaries, mitigations and labels on this page are generated automatically from the source. The linked source is authoritative. The source gives this advisory a description and no title, so the title above is a headline generated from the source text.

Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-48063

First tracked: February 15, 2026 at 08:37 PM ET, from NVD/CVE Database

Classifier: claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v4

Classifier confidence: 85% (self-assessed)

Summary

Mitigation

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