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CVE-2019-6446

Published: Jan 16, 2019Updated: Jul 21, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-502
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
17.1%
Top 3.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-502

Affected Products

numpy
oss-project
numpyLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
NumPyOn-premLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
PyPI
package-ecosystem
numpy
OSS Libraries
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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1122208
bugzilla.suse.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106670
securityfocus.com
https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/12759
github.com
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