{"id":"CVE-2022-23590","aliases":["GHSA-pqrv-8r2f-7278","BIT-tensorflow-2022-23590","PYSEC-2022-154","PYSEC-2022-99","PYSEC-2026-3225"],"title":"Crash due to erroneous `StatusOr` in TensorFlow","summary":"Crash due to erroneous `StatusOr` in TensorFlow","severity":"medium","cvss":5.9,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","vendor":"tensorflow","product":"tensorflow","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["tensorflow < 2.7.1","tensorflow-cpu < 2.7.1","tensorflow-gpu < 2.7.1"],"patched":["tensorflow 2.7.1","tensorflow-cpu 2.7.1","tensorflow-gpu 2.7.1"],"published":"2022-02-09","updated":"2026-07-13","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-pqrv-8r2f-7278","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-pqrv-8r2f-7278"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23590"},{"url":"https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/955059813cc325dc1db5e2daa6221271406d4439"},{"url":"https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-cpu/PYSEC-2022-99.yaml"},{"url":"https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-gpu/PYSEC-2022-154.yaml"},{"url":"https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow"},{"url":"https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/274df9b02330b790aa8de1cee164b70f72b9b244/tensorflow/core/graph/graph.cc#L560-L567"}],"tags":["osv","pip"],"epss":0.00981,"epssPercentile":0.60798,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-13T18:58:01.677Z","slug":"CVE-2022-23590","body":"## Overview\n\n### Impact\nA `GraphDef` from a TensorFlow `SavedModel` can be maliciously altered to cause a TensorFlow process to crash due to encountering [a `StatusOr` value that is an error and forcibly extracting the value from it](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/274df9b02330b790aa8de1cee164b70f72b9b244/tensorflow/core/graph/graph.cc#L560-L567):\n\n```cc\n  if (op_reg_data->type_ctor != nullptr) {\n    VLOG(3) << \"AddNode: found type constructor for \" << node_def.name();\n    const auto ctor_type =\n        full_type::SpecializeType(AttrSlice(node_def), op_reg_data->op_def);\n    const FullTypeDef ctor_typedef = ctor_type.ValueOrDie();\n    if (ctor_typedef.type_id() != TFT_UNSET) {\n      *(node_def.mutable_experimental_type()) = ctor_typedef;\n    }\n  }\n```   \n      \nIf `ctor_type` is an error status, `ValueOrDie` results in a crash.\n        \n### Patches\nWe have patched the issue in GitHub commit [955059813cc325dc1db5e2daa6221271406d4439](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/955059813cc325dc1db5e2daa6221271406d4439).\n  \nWe have patched the issue in multiple GitHub commits and these will be included in TensorFlow 2.8.0 and TensorFlow 2.7.1, as both are affected.\n\n### For more information\nPlease consult [our security guide](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/SECURITY.md) for more information regarding the security model and how to contact us with issues and questions.\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `tensorflow < 2.7.1`\n- `tensorflow-cpu < 2.7.1`\n- `tensorflow-gpu < 2.7.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade to a patched release:\n\n- `tensorflow 2.7.1`\n- `tensorflow-cpu 2.7.1`\n- `tensorflow-gpu 2.7.1`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":33,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":32.5,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}