CVE-2026-12570
Published:August 10, 2026
Updated:September 01, 2026
A vulnerability in keras-team/keras versions <= 3.15.0 allows for a denial of service (DoS) attack when loading malicious .keras model files via the keras.models.load_model() function. The H5IOStore.getitem method in keras/src/saving/saving_lib.py does not validate the shape or size of datasets, leading to unbounded memory allocation. A specially crafted .keras file can exploit this flaw to trigger an out-of-memory (OOM) condition, causing the process to be terminated (exit code 137). This issue bypasses the fix for CVE-2026-0897, which only addressed a similar vulnerability in KerasFileEditor. The attack vector includes poisoned models from public repositories or malicious model registries, posing a risk to machine learning pipelines that process untrusted models.
Affected Packages
keras (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=1.0.7 <3.12.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.12.3keras (CONDA):
Affected version(s) >=1.0.7 <3.15.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.15.0https://github.com/keras-team/keras.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v3.0.0 <v3.12.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v3.12.3keras (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=0.1.0 <3.12.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.12.3keras (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=0.1.0 <3.15.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.15.0Additional Notes
The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
6.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
EPSS
Base Score:
0.13