Hugging Face Flaw Lets Malicious AI Models Plant Python Code on User Systems
Wed Sep 02 2026
Open Source
Vulnerability
cybersecuritynews.com
A newly disclosed vulnerability in Hugging Face Transformers could allow malicious AI model repositories to place attacker-controlled Python files on a user’s system before the user approves remote code execution. Tracked as CVE-2026-80047, the issue affects Hugging Face Transformers versions 4.49.0 through 5.8.1. The flaw lies in the library’s custom generation-loading process. It can allow […]
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