Hugging Face peft's LoRA-GA and CorDA initialization modules (src/peft/tuners/lora/corda.py lines ~102 and ~163, and src/peft/tuners/lora/loraga.py line ~101) call torch.load on config-specified cache/covariance files without weights_only=True, bypassing peft's own safe-loading wrapper used elsewhere in the codebase.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00272.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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References
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https://github.com/huggingface/peft cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/huggingface/peft/blob/main/src/peft/tuners/lora/corda.py cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71281 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-71281 cve-icon
History

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000

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Description Hugging Face peft's LoRA-GA and CorDA initialization modules (src/peft/tuners/lora/corda.py lines ~102 and ~163, and src/peft/tuners/lora/loraga.py line ~101) call torch.load() on config-specified cache/covariance files without weights_only=True, bypassing peft's own safe-loading wrapper used elsewhere in the codebase. Because torch.load() without weights_only=True performs full pickle deserialization, loading a malicious cache or covariance file (e.g. a shared/downloaded LoRA-GA or CorDA cache) results in arbitrary code execution. Hugging Face peft's LoRA-GA and CorDA initialization modules (src/peft/tuners/lora/corda.py lines ~102 and ~163, and src/peft/tuners/lora/loraga.py line ~101) call torch.load on config-specified cache/covariance files without weights_only=True, bypassing peft's own safe-loading wrapper used elsewhere in the codebase.
Title peft - Unsafe Deserialization via torch.load() Without weights_only in LoRA-GA and CorDA Modules peft Unsafe Deserialization via torch.load() Without weights_only in LoRA-GA and CorDA Modules

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:45:00 +0000

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Title peft Unsafe Deserialization via torch.load() Without weights_only in LoRA-GA and CorDA Modules peft - Unsafe Deserialization via torch.load() Without weights_only in LoRA-GA and CorDA Modules

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Huggingface
Huggingface peft
Vendors & Products Huggingface
Huggingface peft

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

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Important

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Hugging Face peft's LoRA-GA and CorDA initialization modules (src/peft/tuners/lora/corda.py lines ~102 and ~163, and src/peft/tuners/lora/loraga.py line ~101) call torch.load() on config-specified cache/covariance files without weights_only=True, bypassing peft's own safe-loading wrapper used elsewhere in the codebase. Because torch.load() without weights_only=True performs full pickle deserialization, loading a malicious cache or covariance file (e.g. a shared/downloaded LoRA-GA or CorDA cache) results in arbitrary code execution.
Title peft Unsafe Deserialization via torch.load() Without weights_only in LoRA-GA and CorDA Modules
Weaknesses CWE-502
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: TuranSec

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-10T11:47:04.582Z

Reserved: 2026-08-05T12:23:34.968Z

Link: CVE-2026-71281

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-05T15:51:22.177Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-05T13:24:52.723

Modified: 2026-08-10T12:17:30.680

Link: CVE-2026-71281

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-08-05T12:26:27Z

Links: CVE-2026-71281 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-10T21:00:04Z

Weaknesses