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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2022-29216 json

Code injection in `saved_model_cli` in TensorFlow

published 2022-05-20 4 y ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also BIT-tensorflow-2022-29216 , EUVD-2022-2924 , GHSA-75c9-jrh4-79mc , PYSEC-2026-3125 , PYSEC-2026-3289 , PYSEC-2026-963

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

TensorFlow is an open source platform for machine learning. Prior to versions 2.9.0, 2.8.1, 2.7.2, and 2.6.4, TensorFlow's `saved_model_cli` tool is vulnerable to a code injection. This can be used to open a reverse shell. This code path was maintained for compatibility reasons as the maintainers had several test cases where numpy expressions were used as arguments. However, given that the tool is always run manually, the impact of this is still not severe. The maintainers have now removed the `safe=False` argument, so all parsing is done without calling `eval`. The patch is available in versions 2.9.0, 2.8.1, 2.7.2, and 2.6.4.

Patch / fix

  • pypi tensorflow 2.6.4, 2.7.2, 2.8.1
  • pypi tensorflow-cpu 2.6.4, 2.7.2, 2.8.1
  • pypi tensorflow-gpu 2.6.4, 2.7.2, 2.8.1
  • bitnami tensorflow 2.6.4, 2.7.2, 2.8.1
  • google tensorflow 2.6.4, 2.7.2

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
18 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-75c9-jrh4-79mc referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
OSV 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi tensorflow
<2.6.4
>=2.7.0, <2.7.2
>=2.8.0, <2.8.1
2.6.4
2.7.2
2.8.1
pypi tensorflow-cpu
<2.6.4
>=2.7.0, <2.7.2
>=2.8.0, <2.8.1
2.6.4
2.7.2
2.8.1
pypi tensorflow-gpu
<2.6.4
>=2.7.0, <2.7.2
>=2.8.0, <2.8.1
2.6.4
2.7.2
2.8.1
bitnami tensorflow
<2.6.4
>=2.7.0, <2.7.2
>=2.8.0, <2.8.1
2.6.4
2.7.2
2.8.1

Affected products

  • tensorflow tensorflow

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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