The imgaug library thru 0.4.0 contains an insecure deserialization vulnerability in its BackgroundAugmenter class within the multicore.py module. The class uses Python's pickle module to deserialize data received via a multiprocessing queue in the _augment_images_worker() method without any safety checks. An attacker who can influence the data placed into this queue (e.g., through social engineering, malicious input scripts, or a compromised shared queue) can provide a malicious pickle payload. When deserialized, this payload can execute arbitrary code in the context of the worker process, leading to remote or local code execution depending on the deployment scenario.
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Tue, 12 May 2026 19:15:00 +0000
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| Title | Insecure Deserialization in imgaug BackgroundAugmenter Allows Remote or Local Code Execution | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-502 |
Tue, 12 May 2026 17:30:00 +0000
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| Description | The imgaug library thru 0.4.0 contains an insecure deserialization vulnerability in its BackgroundAugmenter class within the multicore.py module. The class uses Python's pickle module to deserialize data received via a multiprocessing queue in the _augment_images_worker() method without any safety checks. An attacker who can influence the data placed into this queue (e.g., through social engineering, malicious input scripts, or a compromised shared queue) can provide a malicious pickle payload. When deserialized, this payload can execute arbitrary code in the context of the worker process, leading to remote or local code execution depending on the deployment scenario. | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
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Updated: 2026-05-12T17:11:49.463Z
Reserved: 2026-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2026-31235
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-05-12T18:16:51.860
Modified: 2026-05-12T18:16:51.860
Link: CVE-2026-31235
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Updated: 2026-05-12T19:00:20Z
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