CVE-2024-12029

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Published 2025-03-21 · Modified 2025-03-21

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CVSS v3

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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

1.0

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in invoke-ai/invokeai versions 5.3.1 through 5.4.2 via the /api/v2/models/install API. The vulnerability arises from unsafe deserialization of model files using torch.load without proper validation. Attackers can exploit this by embedding malicious code in model files, which is executed upon loading. This issue is fixed in version 5.4.3.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

30%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Metasploit modules

exploit_linux/http/invokeai_rce_cve_2024_12029 rank 600

InvokeAI RCE

Source fetch failed: fetch_error — view the original via the link above.

Package impact

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable	Fixed
PyPI	invokeai	`>=5.3.1,<5.4.3rc2`	`5.4.3rc2`
PyPI	invokeai	`<756008dc5899081c5aa51e5bd8f24c1b3975a59e\|\|>=5.3.1,<5.4.3rc1`	`756008dc5899081c5aa51e5bd8f24c1b3975a59e`

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.