CRITICAL

CVE-2019-6446

CVSS v3

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

51.6%

exploit probability

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

SSVC status

Description

An issue was discovered in NumPy before 1.16.3. It uses the pickle Python module unsafely, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized object, as demonstrated by a numpy.load call. NOTE: third parties dispute this issue because it is a behavior that might have legitimate applications in (for example) loading serialized Python object arrays from trusted and authenticated sources.

Technical details

Published
1/16/2019

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-6446?

An issue was discovered in NumPy before 1.16.3. It uses the pickle Python module unsafely, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized object, as demonstrated by a numpy.load call. NOTE: third parties dispute this issue because it is a behavior that might have legitimate applications in (for example) loading serialized Python object arrays from trusted and authenticated sources.

Is CVE-2019-6446 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-6446 has not been confirmed. The EPSS score is 51.6%, indicating the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-6446?

CVE-2019-6446 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity).

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