CVE-2025-58757
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in MONAI's pickle_operations function allows arbitrary code execution through unsafe deserialization of pickle data. Any system running MONAI versions up to 1.5.0 that processes untrusted data is affected, particularly healthcare imaging AI applications.
💻 Affected Systems
- MONAI (Medical Open Network for AI)
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Full system compromise with attacker gaining remote code execution, potentially accessing sensitive medical imaging data and pivoting to other systems.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration or system disruption through malicious pickle payloads in processed medical imaging data.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper input validation and network segmentation are in place, though deserialization vulnerabilities remain dangerous.
🎯 Exploit Status
Pickle deserialization vulnerabilities are well-understood and easily weaponized with standard Python pickle exploitation techniques.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: None available as of publication
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/Project-MONAI/MONAI/security/advisories/GHSA-p8cm-mm2v-gwjm
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Monitor MONAI GitHub repository for security updates and apply immediately when released.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable pickle_operations function
allModify MONAI code to remove or disable the vulnerable pickle_operations function
# Edit monai/data/utils.py and remove or comment out pickle_operations function
Implement input validation
allAdd strict input validation to reject any data containing pickle-serialized content
# Add validation before pickle.loads() calls to check for safe data types only
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Network segmentation: Isolate MONAI systems from untrusted networks and implement strict firewall rules
- Monitor for suspicious pickle deserialization attempts and implement application-level logging
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check MONAI version and inspect monai/data/utils.py for pickle_operations function with pickle.loads() callsCheck Version:
python -c "import monai; print(monai.__version__)"Verify Fix Applied:
Verify pickle_operations function is removed or properly secured with input validation📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected pickle deserialization errors
- Suspicious import statements in error logs
- Unusual process execution from MONAI context
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected outbound connections from MONAI systems
- Large data transfers from medical imaging systems
SIEM Query:
source="monai" AND ("pickle" OR "deserialization" OR "__reduce__")