CVE-2026-0897

Denial of Service in Keras via Excessive Memory Allocation in HDF5 Metadata

Published: Jan 15, 2026Updated: Jul 15, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-770

7.5HIGH

Description

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in the HDF5 weight loading component in Google Keras 3.0.0 through 3.13.0 on all platforms allows a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) through memory exhaustion and a crash of the Python interpreter via a crafted .keras archive containing a valid model.weights.h5 file whose dataset declares an extremely large shape.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-770

Affected Products

keras

oss-project

kerasLibrary

AI / ML / ml-framework

package-ecosystem

commercial·USaka google llc, google inc

KerasLibraryLibrary

AI / ML / ml-framework

Exploitability

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References

https://github.com/keras-team/keras/pull/21880

github.com

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3713

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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3782

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