PyTorch Lightning through 2.6.5, fixed in commit d710d68, contains a remote code execution vulnerability in the _load_state function that imports and executes attacker-controlled module names from checkpoint _instantiator hyperparameters. Attackers can craft malicious checkpoint files that bypass weights_only=True protections to execute arbitrary code when LightningModule.load_from_checkpoint is called.

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Description PyTorch Lightning through 2.6.5, fixed in commit d710d68, contains a remote code execution vulnerability in the _load_state function that imports and executes attacker-controlled module names from checkpoint _instantiator hyperparameters. Attackers can craft malicious checkpoint files that bypass weights_only=True protections to execute arbitrary code when LightningModule.load_from_checkpoint is called.
Title PyTorch Lightning Arbitrary Code Execution via _instantiator Hyperparameter
First Time appeared Lightningai
Lightningai pytorch Lightning
Weaknesses CWE-470
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:lightningai:pytorch_lightning:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*
Vendors & Products Lightningai
Lightningai pytorch Lightning
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

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Updated: 2026-07-15T17:02:40.640Z

Reserved: 2026-07-01T21:54:37.946Z

Link: CVE-2026-58659

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Updated: 2026-07-15T22:45:04Z

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