GHSA-5gwj-m78q-7pq3
Keras: Lambda deserialization can bypass safe mode and execute code
Quick fix
GHSA-5gwj-m78q-7pq3 — keras: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.
pip install --upgrade 'keras>=3.12.3' Details
A vulnerability in keras-team/keras version 3.14.0 allows for arbitrary code execution due to improper handling of deserialization in the `Lambda` layer. Specifically, the `_raise_for_lambda_deserialization()` function fails to enforce the safe-mode guard when `safe_mode` is set to `None`, which is the default value when `from_config()` is called outside of a `SafeModeScope` context. This logic error conflates `None` (unset/default-deny) with `False` (explicitly disabled), bypassing the guard and allowing attacker-controlled `marshal` bytecode to be deserialized. Affected call sites include `keras.layers.deserialize(config)`, `keras.models.clone_model(model)`, and any direct invocation of `Lambda.from_config(config)` without an enclosing `SafeModeScope(True)`. This vulnerability can be exploited to achieve arbitrary OS-level code execution in the context of the server or user process.
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References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12481 [ADVISORY]
- https://github.com/keras-team/keras/pull/23048 [WEB]
- https://github.com/keras-team/keras/pull/23165 [WEB]
- https://github.com/keras-team/keras/commit/55888d3becbdbb45dc16a55b489900f911e2dde5 [WEB]
- https://github.com/keras-team/keras/commit/d338a45204bdc787c8b3c4a9b82c1911cd52dedf [WEB]
- https://github.com/keras-team/keras [PACKAGE]
- https://github.com/keras-team/keras/releases/tag/v3.12.3 [WEB]
- https://github.com/keras-team/keras/releases/tag/v3.15.0 [WEB]
- https://huntr.com/bounties/59ceaed1-c8a3-4135-8f94-169ade02823d [WEB]