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SecurityOctober 30, 2026, 14:18

Scanner flags pickle risks in MessagePack model weights

The open-source msgpack_weights_scan.py tool from the keras-model-scan kit inspects MessagePack model-weight files without unpacking them. It flags msgpack-numpy object arrays that trigger pickle.loads on load and validates Flax array payloads. A fix in msgpack-numpy (PR #58) has stayed open since May 29, 2026.

Scanner flags pickle risks in MessagePack model weights
#Flax#Numpy#MessagePack
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