CVE-2026-68770 sentence-transformers Arbitrary Code Execution on Local Model Load Despite trust_remote_code=False

sentence-transformers contains a security control bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution by exploiting a logic flaw in the importmoduleclass helper within sentencetransformers/util/misc.py, where the guard condition includes an 'or...

CVE-2026-68770

The CVE affects the sentence-transformers library, where a logic flaw in the import_module_class helper (sentence_transformers/util/misc.py) adds an incorrect guard: os.path.exists(model_name_or_path) causes the trust_remote_code gate to pass whenever the provided path exists locally. This enable...