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Intel Extension PyTorch CVE-2026-35502

| EUVDEUVD-2026-56532 MEDIUM
Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502)
2026-08-11 intel GHSA-cvq9-6957-pm6w
4.6
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: intel
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Vendor (intel) PRIMARY
4.6 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
vuln.today AI
5.3 MEDIUM

Local vector and required user interaction confirmed by description; unprivileged attacker consistent with CVSS 4.0 PR:N; low C/I/A matches stated bounded impact with unchanged scope.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (intel).

CVSS VectorVendor: intel

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
A
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

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Analysis Generated
Aug 11, 2026 - 21:36 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

Deserialization of untrusted data for some Intel(R) Extension for PyTorch before version 2.8.0 within Ring 3: User Applications may allow an escalation of privilege. Unprivileged software adversary with an unauthenticated user combined with a low complexity attack may enable escalation of privilege. This result may potentially occur via local access when attack requirements are not present without special internal knowledge and requires active user interaction. The potential vulnerability may impact the confidentiality (low), integrity (low) and availability (low) of the vulnerable system, resulting in subsequent system confidentiality (none), integrity (none) and availability (none) impacts.

AnalysisAI

Deserialization of untrusted data in Intel Extension for PyTorch (IPEX) versions before 2.8.0 enables local privilege escalation when a victim user opens a maliciously crafted serialized artifact within an IPEX-dependent application. The vulnerability operates at Ring 3 (user-space) and yields low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact with no subsequent system-level compromise. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Attacker crafts malicious serialized PyTorch artifact with embedded gadget chain
Delivery
Delivers file to target via shared storage or social engineering
Exploit
Victim user loads file in IPEX-dependent application
Execution
Deserialization executes attacker payload at user privilege level
Impact
Privilege escalation achieved within user-application context

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires local access to the target system and active user interaction - specifically, a victim user must open or load a maliciously crafted serialized data file (such as a PyTorch model checkpoint) within an application that uses Intel Extension for PyTorch before version 2.8.0. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 4.0 base score of 4.6 (Medium) accurately reflects the constrained exploitation profile: local access vector (AV:L) eliminates remote exploitation, and active user interaction (UI:A) is mandatory, requiring a victim to open a malicious file. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker crafts a malicious serialized PyTorch checkpoint or data file embedding a deserialization gadget chain and delivers it to a target system via a shared model repository, email attachment, or compromised storage path. A victim user running an IPEX-dependent ML pipeline loads the file through a standard model-loading call, triggering the gadget and executing attacker-controlled code at the user's privilege level. …
Remediation Upgrade Intel Extension for PyTorch to version 2.8.0 or later, which resolves the deserialization vulnerability per Intel Security Advisory INTEL-SA-01497, available at https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01497.html. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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