CVE-2022-29216
Code injection in `saved_model_cli` in TensorFlow
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- GitHub_M
Description
TensorFlow is an open source platform for machine learning. Prior to versions 2.9.0, 2.8.1, 2.7.2, and 2.6.4, TensorFlow's `saved_model_cli` tool is vulnerable to a code injection. This can be used to open a reverse shell. This code path was maintained for compatibility reasons as the maintainers had several test cases where numpy expressions were used as arguments. However, given that the tool is always run manually, the impact of this is still not severe. The maintainers have now removed the `safe=False` argument, so all parsing is done without calling `eval`. The patch is available in versions 2.9.0, 2.8.1, 2.7.2, and 2.6.4.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
Timeline
ID reserved
By GitHub_M
- 37 days later
· 37 days later
Published
- 3 years later
· 3 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub_MCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.55% · top 54% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected < 2.6.4
- affected >= 2.7.0rc0, < 2.7.2
- affected >= 2.8.0rc0, < 2.8.1
- affected >= 2.9.0rc0, < 2.9.0
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPItensorflowGHSA-75c9-jrh4-79mc (opens in a new tab)
- PyPItensorflow-cpuGHSA-75c9-jrh4-79mc (opens in a new tab)
- PyPItensorflow-gpuGHSA-75c9-jrh4-79mc (opens in a new tab)
References (8)
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/8b202f08d52e8206af2bdb2112a62fafbc546ec7 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.6.4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.7.2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.8.1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.9.0 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-75c9-jrh4-79mc (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/c5da7af048611aa29e9382371f0aed5018516cac (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/f3b9bf4c3c0597563b289c0512e98d4ce81f886e/tensorflow/python/tools/saved_model_cli.py#L566-L574 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-75c9-jrh4-79mc (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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