Advisoriesby IbisInvokeAIGHSA-mcrp-whpw-jp68
InvokeAI Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.3rc2 or later
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in invoke-ai/invokeai versions 5.3.1 through 5.4.2 via the /api/v2/models/install API. The vulnerability arises from unsafe deserialization of model files using torch.load without proper validation. Attackers can exploit this by embedding malicious code in model files, which is executed upon loading. This issue is fixed in version 5.4.3rc2.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| invokeai PyPI | >= 5.3.1, < 5.4.3rc2 | 5.4.3rc2 |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.0
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity from
- GitHub (reviewed advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Also known as
- CVE-2024-12029, PYSEC-2025-9
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12029
- github.com/invoke-ai/InvokeAI/commit/ed46acee79460189b38c164321b14bdfbf3073c9
- github.com/invoke-ai/invokeai/commit/756008dc5899081c5aa51e5bd8f24c1b3975a59e
- github.com/invoke-ai/InvokeAI
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/invokeai/PYSEC-2025-9.yaml
- huntr.com/bounties/9b790f94-1b1b-4071-bc27-78445d1a87a3
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