CVE-2026-69112

What it is

Hugging Face Accelerate through 1.14.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in load_checkpoint_in_model and load_checkpoint_and_dispatch functions that fail to sanitize weight_map entries from sharded checkpoint indexes. Attackers can supply relative paths with ../ sequences or absolute paths to read arbitrary files, or point shard entries at named pipes to cause indefinite blocking and denial of service.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure, service disruption.

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. 2026-08-10 20:17 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-10-24 16:10 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published

2026-08-10 20:17 UTC

Last modified

2026-10-24 16:10 UTC

Exploit probability

0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-22 · Path traversal

Record status

Awaiting Analysis

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 6.9

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Attack requirements

None

Privileges needed

None

User interaction

Passive

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High