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7.8

Ydata Profiling Library: Malicious Reports Can Execute Arbitrary Code

CVE-2024-37062 · published 2 years ago
Summary

If you're using the Ydata Profiling Library version 3.7.0 or later, a malicious report can potentially run code on your users' computers. This is a serious security risk, so you should update the library to a safe version as soon as possible.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software
Ecosystem VendorProductAffected versions
pip ydata labs inc ydata-profiling >= 3.7.0, <= 4.8.3
Original advisory text
Deserialization of untrusted data can occur in versions 3.7.0 or newer of Ydata's ydata-profiling open-source library, enabling a malicously crafted report to run arbitrary code on an end user's sy...
Deserialization of untrusted data can occur in versions 3.7.0 or newer of Ydata's ydata-profiling open-source library, enabling a malicously crafted report to run arbitrary code on an end user's system when loaded.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit
  • Gives an attacker full control
Severity
7.8 High
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Timeline
Published4 Jun 2024
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen6 Mar 2026
Sources
GHSA-fpvj-m2h6-6wc5 · GHSA
CVE-2024-37062 · NVD
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