CVE-2026-24164
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedNVIDIA BioNeMo contains a vulnerability where a user could cause a deserialization of untrusted data. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceNVIDIA BioNeMo contains an insecure deserialization vulnerability where the application deserializes data without proper validation. This allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code, cause denial of service, disclose information, or tamper with data by supplying maliciously crafted serialized objects.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 2026-01-21CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if BioNeMo Framework is installedLocate the BioNeMo installation directory or check for BioNeMo packages in your environmentAffected if BioNeMo Framework is present on the system
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Determine the installed BioNeMo versionUse the package manager, version command, or check release notes to identify the exact version number of the BioNeMo FrameworkAffected if The version is less than 2026-01-21 or the version cannot be determined but BioNeMo is present
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Identify deserialization endpointsReview API endpoints, service configurations, or data import features that accept serialized input (pickle, YAML, XML, or custom formats)Affected if The system exposes endpoints accepting serialized data from untrusted sources
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Inspect serialization configurationCheck application configuration files and code for usage of unsafe deserialization methods without validation layersAffected if Unsafe deserialization is used without input validation or safe format restrictions
The environment is affected if BioNeMo Framework version is below 2026-01-21 AND the system processes untrusted serialized data through exposed endpoints or features.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped2026-01-21
Validate all deserialized data, implement allowlist-based deserialization, or migrate to safer data formats (JSON, XML without external entity processing). Apply vendor patches when available.
BioNeMo Framework version 2026-01-21 or later
- 1. Identify the current installed version of NVIDIA BioNeMo Framework by checking the package manifest or using the version command
- 2. Ensure all running instances of BioNeMo are stopped before updating
- 3. Upgrade to BioNeMo Framework version 2026-01-21 or later using the standard upgrade procedure (e.g., pip install --upgrade bionemo or the appropriate package manager for your deployment)
- 4. Verify the new version is correctly installed by checking the version number
- 5. Restart all BioNeMo services and confirm normal operation
- 6. Validate that the deserialization vulnerability is no longer present by reviewing release notes for the fixed version
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-24164 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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