One can create a specially crafted .keras model archive that, when loaded via Model.load_model, will trigger arbitrary code to be executed. This is achieved by crafting a special config.json (a file within the .keras archive) that will invoke keras.config.enable_unsafe_deserialization() to disable safe mode. Once safe mode is disable, one can use the Lambda layer feature of keras, which allows arbitrary Python code in the form of pickled code. Both can appear in the same archive. Simply the keras.config.enable_unsafe_deserialization() needs to appear first in the archive and the Lambda with arbitrary code needs to be second.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Source | ID | Title | 
|---|---|---|
|  EUVD | EUVD-2025-30281 | Keras is vulnerable to Deserialization of Untrusted Data | 
|  Github GHSA | GHSA-36fq-jgmw-4r9c | Keras is vulnerable to Deserialization of Untrusted Data | 
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
Tue, 23 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:keras:keras:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Metrics | cvssV3_1 
 | cvssV3_1 
 | 
Mon, 22 Sep 2025 10:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| First Time appeared | Keras Keras keras | |
| Vendors & Products | Keras Keras keras | 
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| References |  | |
| Metrics | threat_severity 
 | cvssV3_1 
 
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Fri, 19 Sep 2025 12:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| Metrics | ssvc 
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
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| Description | The Keras Model.load_model method can be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution, even with safe_mode=True. One can create a specially crafted .keras model archive that, when loaded via Model.load_model, will trigger arbitrary code to be executed. This is achieved by crafting a special config.json (a file within the .keras archive) that will invoke keras.config.enable_unsafe_deserialization() to disable safe mode. Once safe mode is disable, one can use the Lambda layer feature of keras, which allows arbitrary Python code in the form of pickled code. Both can appear in the same archive. Simply the keras.config.enable_unsafe_deserialization() needs to appear first in the archive and the Lambda with arbitrary code needs to be second. | |
| Title | Arbitrary Code execution in Keras Safe Mode | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-502 | |
| References |  | |
| Metrics | cvssV4_0 
 | 
 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Google
Published:
Updated: 2025-09-20T03:55:41.698Z
Reserved: 2025-09-03T07:27:23.895Z
Link: CVE-2025-9906
 Vulnrichment
                        Vulnrichment
                    Updated: 2025-09-19T11:51:40.833Z
 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-09-19T09:15:36.353
Modified: 2025-09-23T16:53:28.170
Link: CVE-2025-9906
 Redhat
                        Redhat
                     OpenCVE Enrichment
                        OpenCVE Enrichment
                    Updated: 2025-09-22T10:06:32Z