Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 11, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-23930
CVE-2023-23930
Description
vantage6 is privacy preserving federated learning infrastructure. Versions prior to 4.0.0 use pickle, which has known security issue, as a default serialization module but that has known security issues. All users of vantage6 that post tasks with the default serialization are affected. Version 4.0.0 contains a patch. Users may specify JSON serialization as a workaround.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
vantage6PyPI | < 4.0.2 | 4.0.2 |
Affected products
3Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- github.com/vantage6/vantage6/commit/e62f03bacf2247bd59eed217e2e7338c3a01a5f0nvdPatchWEB
- medium.com/ochrona/python-pickle-is-notoriously-insecure-d6651f1974c9nvdExploitPermissions RequiredTechnical DescriptionThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-5m22-cfq9-86x6ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/vantage6/vantage6/security/advisories/GHSA-5m22-cfq9-86x6nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23930ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/vantage6/PYSEC-2023-196.yamlghsaWEB
- github.com/vantage6/vantage6/blob/0682c4288f43fee5bcc72dc448cdd99bd7e57f76/docs/release_notes.rstnvdRelease NotesWEB
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