[ CVE-2026-103042 · Published 29 Sep 2026 ]
Vulnerability in ModelTC LightLLM
CVSS 7.5
EPSS <1%No fix listed yet
[ Why it matters ]Priority signals
- Public proof-of-concept exploit exists (CISA SSVC)
[ Description ]Official description
LightLLM through 1.2.0 contains a memory exhaustion vulnerability in the NCCL control channel when started with --pd_trans_mode nccl, allowing unauthenticated attackers to exhaust KV-transfer worker memory. Attackers can call the exposed_set_value method to store unbounded key-value pairs without size limits, causing the worker process to crash and triggering node failure.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.
[ References ]References
- github.com/ModelTC/LightLLM
- github.com/ModelTC/LightLLM/issues/1595
- github.com/ModelTC/lightllm/blob/v1.2.0/lightllm/server/router/model_infer/mode_backend…
- github.com/ModelTC/lightllm/blob/v1.2.0/lightllm/server/router/model_infer/mode_backend…
- github.com/ModelTC/lightllm/blob/v1.2.0/lightllm/server/router/model_infer/mode_backend…
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/lightllm-through-1.2.0-unauthenticated-memory-exhaustion-v…