CVE-2022-29216 — TensorFlow is an open source platform for machine learning

TensorFlow is an open source platform for machine learning. Prior to versions 2.9.0, 2.8.1, 2.7.2, and 2.6.4, TensorFlow's `saved_model_cli` tool is vulnerable to a code injection. This can be used to open a reverse shell. This code path was maintained for compatibility reas

01What is this vulnerability?

TensorFlow is an open source platform for machine learning. Prior to versions 2.9.0, 2.8.1, 2.7.2, and 2.6.4, TensorFlow's `saved_model_cli` tool is vulnerable to a code injection. This can be used to open a reverse shell. This code path was maintained for compatibility reasons as the maintainers had several test cases where numpy expressions were used as arguments. However, given that the tool…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
tensorflow	tensorflow	< 2.6.4, >= 2.7.0rc0, < 2.7.2, >= 2.8.0rc0, < 2.8.1, >= 2.9.0rc0, < 2.9.0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2022-05-20T23:35:13.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-04-22T17:56:38.650Z

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/8b202f08d52e8206af2bdb2112a62faf…
• github.com — https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.6.4
• github.com — https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.7.2
• github.com — https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.8.1
• github.com — https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.9.0
• github.com — https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-75c9-jrh4-79mc
• github.com — https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/c5da7af048611aa29e9382371f0aed50…
• github.com — https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/f3b9bf4c3c0597563b289c0512e98d4ce8…