Deserialization of Untrusted DataWeakness · CWE-502

CVE-2026-42380

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-06-17
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection in AI Lab < 5.4.2 versions.

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 · high confidence

This is an unauthenticated PHP Object Injection vulnerability in AI Lab versions prior to 5.4.2. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject malicious PHP objects via unsafe deserialization, potentially achieving remote code execution without any valid credentials.

MitigationUpgrade AI Lab to version 5.4.2 or later to remediate this vulnerability. If immediate patching is not possible, disable the affected component and implement web application firewall rules to block deserialization-based attack patterns.

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CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify AI Lab installation and version
    Locate the AI Lab installation directory and find the version file or script that displays the product version. Common locations include a version.php file, a config file, or the main application entry point. Run any available version command or inspect the main application files for a version string.
    Affected if The installed version is found to be lower than 5.4.2 (for example, 5.4.1, 5.4.0, or earlier releases).
  2. Determine if PHP deserialization is in use
    Search the AI Lab source code for usage of PHP deserialization functions such as unserialize(), json_decode() with object injection risk, or similar unsafe deserialization patterns. Inspect the application's input handling to see if user-controlled data reaches these functions.
    Affected if The application uses unserialize() or similar unsafe deserialization on data that can be supplied by unauthenticated users, without prior sanitization or validation.
  3. Verify the vulnerable endpoint is exposed
    Identify web endpoints or API routes in AI Lab that handle serialized PHP objects or JSON data from unauthenticated requests. Test if these endpoints accept and process input without requiring authentication.
    Affected if The application exposes functionality that accepts unauthenticated input and passes it to deserialization functions, making the PHP Object Injection flaw reachable remotely.

A user is affected if AI Lab is running a version lower than 5.4.2 and the application exposes deserialization functionality to unauthenticated users.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade AI Lab to version 5.4.2 or later to remediate this vulnerability. If immediate patching is not possible, disable the affected component and implement web application firewall rules to block deserialization-based attack patterns.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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