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CVE-2021-41228

HIGH
Published 2021-11-05T22:25:11
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CVSS Score

V3.1
7.5
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.000
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.0% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.119
Higher than 11.9% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

TensorFlow is an open source platform for machine learning. In affected versions TensorFlow's `saved_model_cli` tool is vulnerable to a code injection as it calls `eval` on user supplied strings. This can be used by attackers to run arbitrary code on the plaform where the CLI tool runs. However, given that the tool is always run manually, the impact of this is not severe. We have patched this by adding a `safe` flag which defaults to `True` and an explicit warning for users. The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.7.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.6.1, TensorFlow 2.5.2, and TensorFlow 2.4.4, as these are also affected and still in supported range.

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Affected Products

GitHub Security Advisories

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Code injection in `saved_model_cli`

GHSA-3rcw-9p9x-582v

Advisory Details

### Impact TensorFlow's `saved_model_cli` tool is vulnerable to a code injection as it [calls `eval` on user supplied strings](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/87462bfac761435a46641ff2f10ad0b6e5414a4b/tensorflow/python/tools/saved_model_cli.py#L524-L550) ```python def preprocess_input_exprs_arg_string(input_exprs_str): ... for input_raw in filter(bool, input_exprs_str.split(';')): ... input_key, expr = input_raw.split('=', 1) input_dict[input_key] = eval(expr) ... ``` This can be used by attackers to run arbitrary code on the plaform where the CLI tool runs. However, given that the tool is always run manually, the impact of this is not severe. We have patched this by adding a `safe` flag which defaults to `True` and an explicit warning for users. ### Patches We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [8b202f08d52e8206af2bdb2112a62fafbc546ec7](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/8b202f08d52e8206af2bdb2112a62fafbc546ec7). The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.7.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.6.1, TensorFlow 2.5.2, and TensorFlow 2.4.4, as these are also affected and still in supported range. ### For more information Please consult [our security guide](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/SECURITY.md) for more information regarding the security model and how to contact us with issues and questions. ### Attribution This vulnerability has been reported by Omer Kaspi from Vdoo.

Affected Packages

PyPI tensorflow
ECOSYSTEM: ≥2.5.0 <2.5.2
PyPI tensorflow
ECOSYSTEM: ≥0 <2.4.4
PyPI tensorflow
ECOSYSTEM: ≥2.6.0 <2.6.1
PyPI tensorflow-cpu
ECOSYSTEM: ≥2.5.0 <2.5.2
PyPI tensorflow-cpu
ECOSYSTEM: ≥0 <2.4.4
PyPI tensorflow-cpu
ECOSYSTEM: ≥2.6.0 <2.6.1
PyPI tensorflow-gpu
ECOSYSTEM: ≥2.5.0 <2.5.2
PyPI tensorflow-gpu
ECOSYSTEM: ≥0 <2.4.4
PyPI tensorflow-gpu
ECOSYSTEM: ≥2.6.0 <2.6.1

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: November 10, 2021, Modified: November 13, 2024

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Published: 2021-11-05T22:25:11
Last Modified: 2024-08-04T03:08:31.343Z
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