CVE-2025-1550
keras: Arbitrary Code Execution via Crafted Keras Config for Model Loading
Severity by source
Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD. Rated lower by GHSA (high), Red Hat (high), Azure Linux (high), Ubuntu (medium).
Description
The Keras Model.load_model function permits arbitrary code execution, even with safe_mode=True, through a manually constructed, malicious .keras archive. By altering the config.json file within the archive, an attacker can specify arbitrary Python modules and functions, along with their arguments, to be loaded and executed during model loading.
Affected packages and fixed versions
| Source | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3.0 | keras | 0:3.3.3-2.azl3 |
| chainguard | kubeflow-pipelines-visualization-server | 2.4.1-r2 |
| pip::GitHub Security Advisory pip | keras | 3.9.0 |
| ubuntu 18.04-ESM | keras | no fix listed |
| ubuntu 20.04-ESM | keras | no fix listed |
| wolfi | kubeflow-pipelines-visualization-server | 2.4.1-r2 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-1550
- https://github.com/keras-team/keras
- https://github.com/keras-team/keras/commit/e67ac8ffd0c883bec68eb65bb52340c7f9d3a903
- https://github.com/keras-team/keras/pull/20751
- https://github.com/keras-team/keras/releases/tag/v3.9.0
- https://github.com/keras-team/keras/security/advisories/GHSA-48g7-3x6r-xfhp
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/keras/PYSEC-2025-122.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1550