Impact
The vulnerability resides in the load_hf_state_dict_filtered function of the tt-metal library, where unsanitized manipulation of the weight_map argument allows an attacker to specify file paths that traverse outside the intended directory. This path traversal can enable read access to arbitrary files on the host, compromising confidentiality. The flaw is identified as CWE‑22.
Affected Systems
Tenstorrent tt‑metal prior to the release 0.81.0‑dev20261016 is affected. Any installation that includes the models/tt_transformers/tt/load_checkpoints.py module with the vulnerable load_hf_state_dict_filtered function may be susceptible.
Risk and Exploitability
The CVSS score of 5.3 classifies the issue as moderate severity. The EPSS score is below 1%, indicating a low probability of widespread exploitation at present. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. According to the description, the exploit is publicly available and can be triggered remotely by supplying a specially crafted weight_map to the restricted function.
OpenCVE Enrichment