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MEDIUM

CVE-2025-2953

CVSS v3

5.5

MEDIUM

EPSS Score

0.3 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-12

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • pytorchBitnamifrom 2.6.0 · fixed in 2.7.0
  • torchPyPIall versions · fixed in 2.7.1-rc1

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2025-2953 Red Hat Product Security1 known affected

    torch: PyTorch torch.mkldnn_max_pool2d denial of service

    openshift-lightspeed-tech-preview/lightspeed-service-api-rhel9 as a component of OpenShift Lightspeed

Full record on NVD

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PyTorch 2.6.0+cu124. Affected by this issue is the function torch.mkldnn_max_pool2d. The manipulation leads to denial of service. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The security policy of the project warns to use unknown models which might establish malicious effects.

Technical details

Published
2025-03-30

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-2953?

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PyTorch 2.6.0+cu124. Affected by this issue is the function torch.mkldnn_max_pool2d. The manipulation leads to denial of service. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The security policy of the project warns to use unknown models which might establish malicious effects.

Is CVE-2025-2953 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2025-2953 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.3% on 2026-10-12, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-2953?

CVE-2025-2953 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM severity).

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