Critical

imgaug contains an insecure deserialization vulnerability in BackgroundAugmenter class within multicore.py module

  • Disclosed: 12.05.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:20

The imgaug library thru 0.4.0 contains an insecure deserialization vulnerability in its BackgroundAugmenter class within the multicore.py module. The class uses Python's pickle module to deserialize data received via a multiprocessing queue in the _augment_images_worker() method without any safety checks. An attacker who can influence the data placed into this queue (e.g., through social engineering, malicious input scripts, or a compromised shared queue) can provide a malicious pickle payload. When deserialized, this payload can execute arbitrary code in the context of the worker process, leading to remote or local code execution depending on the deployment scenario.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Python (PyPI) imgaug <= 0.4.0 no fix

References

CVSS score 9.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-502
Platform
Python (PyPI)
Package
imgaug
Disclosed
12.05.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 12:20

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-g82g-j283-hj97 - CC BY 4.0

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-356 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: imgaug

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