The JSONSerializer and CBORSerializer in APScheduler (all versions including 3.10.x and 4.0.0a5) are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) via Insecure Deserialization. The unmarshal_object function allows for arbitrary class instantiation and state injection by dynamically importing modules and calling __setstate__ on any class available in the Python environment. An attacker can exploit this by submitting a specially crafted JSON or CBOR payload to an application using these serializers
History

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Weaknesses CWE-116

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Title Insecure Deserialization in APScheduler Enabling Arbitrary Code Execution apscheduler: APScheduler: Remote Code Execution via Insecure Deserialization
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Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


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Title Insecure Deserialization in APScheduler Enabling Arbitrary Code Execution
Weaknesses CWE-116
CWE-502

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Description The JSONSerializer and CBORSerializer in APScheduler (all versions including 3.10.x and 4.0.0a5) are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) via Insecure Deserialization. The unmarshal_object function allows for arbitrary class instantiation and state injection by dynamically importing modules and calling __setstate__ on any class available in the Python environment. An attacker can exploit this by submitting a specially crafted JSON or CBOR payload to an application using these serializers
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-19T14:47:33.378Z

Reserved: 2026-03-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-31072

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-19T16:16:20.610

Modified: 2026-05-19T18:04:29.373

Link: CVE-2026-31072

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-05-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-31072 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-20T03:45:21Z