CriticalVulnerability
CVE-2023-43654: TorchServe lacks input validation enabling remote file writes
- Source
- NVD(opens in a new tab)
- Identifier
- CVE-2023-43654
- Published
- Record updated
- Affected
- torchserve >= 0.1.0, < 0.8.2
- Fixed in
- 0.8.2
- released August 28, 2023, 32 days before disclosure
- Known exploitation
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog at the last check.
- EPSS
- 42.5%
Summary
TorchServe's default configuration lacks proper input validation, so third parties can trigger remote HTTP download requests and write files to disk. The flaw affects versions 0.1.0 through 0.8.1 and could compromise system integrity and sensitive data.
Mitigation
Users are advised to upgrade to TorchServe 0.8.2, which includes a pull request (PR #2534) that warns when the default allowed_urls value is used. The source states there are no known workarounds.
Affected packages in the Exposure Registry
Matched by package name and ecosystem. Each entry shows whether the package delegates to a language model and how many tracked packages depend on it.
- torchservePyPINo LLM dependency detected
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