CVE-2025-2998

What it is

A vulnerability was found in PyTorch 2.6.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function torch.nn.utils.rnn.pad_packed_sequence. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2025-03-31 14:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 09:08 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published

2025-03-31 14:15 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 09:08 UTC

Exploit probability

0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-119 · Buffer errors

Record status

Analyzed

Affected

• Linuxfoundation Pytorch 2.6.0

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 4.8

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Attack requirements

None

Privileges needed

Low

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low