ExecuTorch out-of-bounds access vulnerabilityGHSA-f9hx-c6jf-3qxm
CRITICALFix: pytorch/executorch@b6b7a16GHSA-f9hx-c6jf-3qxm is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in org.pytorch:executorch-android. A fix is available for org.pytorch:executorch-android — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-f9hx-c6jf-3qxm.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
org.pytorch:executorch-android🐍executorch📦github.com/pytorch/executorchReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven, PyPI, SwiftURL packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
An out-of-bounds access vulnerability in the loading of ExecuTorch models can cause the runtime to crash and potentially result in code execution or other undesirable effects. This issue affects ExecuTorch prior to commit fb03b6f85596a8f954d97929075335255b6a58d4.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.pytorch:executorch-android | all versions | 0.7.0org.pytorch:executorch-android:0.7.0 |
| 🐍PyPI | executorch | all versions | 0.7.0pip install --upgrade 'executorch==0.7.0' |
| 📦SwiftURL | github.com/pytorch/executorch | all versions | 0.7.0 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.pytorch:executorch-android, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.pytorch:executorch-android to 0.7.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-f9hx-c6jf-3qxm is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Constrain what reaches the vulnerable code: limit the size and shape of untrusted input, isolate the affected component in a sandboxed or least-privileged process, and enable the platform's memory-safety mitigations (ASLR, stack protector, hardened allocator) so an out-of-bounds access is more likely to fail closed than to be exploitable.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-f9hx-c6jf-3qxm in your dependencies?
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