CVE-2026-100845

MONAI before 1.6.0 Remote Code Execution via NumpyReader

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 27, 2026 at 01:28 AM UTC
Updated: September 30, 2026 at 03:25 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMONAI

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC

Description

MONAI before 1.6.0 contains an unsafe deserialization vulnerability in the NumpyReader class that unconditionally uses numpy.load with allow_pickle=True when loading .npy and .npz files. Attackers can craft malicious .npy files with pickle payloads that execute arbitrary code when loaded through MONAI's standard data pipeline.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.6.0
Vendor states this is fixed in 1.6.0 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

7.8HIGHVulnCheck
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-502

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