CVE-2026-31235
Insecure pickle deserialization in imgaug BackgroundAugmenter enables code execution.
Is CVE-2026-31235 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-31235 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.47% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-31235?
CVE-2026-31235 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-31235?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-31235. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-31235 affect?
CVE-2026-31235 affects imgaug BackgroundAugmenter (Python) <= 0.4.0. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-31235?
Upgrade to imgaug >= 0.4.1 to fix.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Attacker can inject malicious pickle into a multiprocessing queue; deserialization runs arbitrary code in the worker, enabling RCE.
Immediate action required