A vulnerability in keras-team/keras versions <= 3.15.0 allows for a denial of service (DoS) attack when loading malicious .keras model files via the keras.models.load_model() function. The H5IOStore.__getitem__ method in keras/src/saving/saving_lib.py does not validate the shape or size of datasets, leading to unbounded memory allocation. A specially crafted .keras file can exploit this flaw to trigger an out-of-memory (OOM) condition, causing the process to be terminated (exit code 137). This issue bypasses the fix for CVE-2026-0897, which only addressed a similar vulnerability in KerasFileEditor. The attack vector includes poisoned models from public repositories or malicious model registries, posing a risk to machine learning pipelines that process untrusted models.
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Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Keras-team
Keras-team keras
Vendors & Products Keras-team
Keras-team keras

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Moderate


Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description A vulnerability in keras-team/keras versions <= 3.15.0 allows for a denial of service (DoS) attack when loading malicious .keras model files via the keras.models.load_model() function. The H5IOStore.__getitem__ method in keras/src/saving/saving_lib.py does not validate the shape or size of datasets, leading to unbounded memory allocation. A specially crafted .keras file can exploit this flaw to trigger an out-of-memory (OOM) condition, causing the process to be terminated (exit code 137). This issue bypasses the fix for CVE-2026-0897, which only addressed a similar vulnerability in KerasFileEditor. The attack vector includes poisoned models from public repositories or malicious model registries, posing a risk to machine learning pipelines that process untrusted models.
Title Denial of Service via HDF5 Shape Bomb in keras.models.load_model() in keras-team/keras
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: @huntr_ai

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-10T17:37:39.037Z

Reserved: 2026-06-18T01:55:25.311Z

Link: CVE-2026-12570

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-10T17:37:35.339Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-10T07:16:44.370

Modified: 2026-08-10T18:17:39.187

Link: CVE-2026-12570

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-08-10T06:29:56Z

Links: CVE-2026-12570 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-11T14:26:07Z

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