llama-cpp-python vulnerable to Remote Code Execution by Server-Side Template Injection in Model Metadata
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
llama-cpp-python is the Python bindings for llama.cpp. `llama-cpp-python` depends on class `Llama` in `llama.py` to load `.gguf` llama.cpp or Latency Machine Learning Models. The `__init__` constructor built in the `Llama` takes several parameters to configure the loading and running of the model. Other than `NUMA, LoRa settings`, `loading tokenizers,` and `hardware settings`, `__init__` also loads the `chat template` from targeted `.gguf` 's Metadata and furtherly parses it to `llama_chat_format.Jinja2ChatFormatter.to_chat_handler()` to construct the `self.chat_handler` for this model. Nevertheless, `Jinja2ChatFormatter` parse the `chat template` within the Metadate with sandbox-less `jinja2.Environment`, which is furthermore rendered in `__call__` to construct the `prompt` of interaction. This allows `jinja2` Server Side Template Injection which leads to remote code execution by a carefully constructed payload.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| abetlen | llama-cpp-python | 0.2.30 – 0.2.71 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | llama-cpp-python (PyPI) | 0.2.30 to before 0.2.72 | 0.2.72 | Patch available | GHSA-56xg-wfcc-g829 |
- llama-cpp-python Vendorabetlen Affected 0.2.30 – 0.2.71 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- llama-cpp-python (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 0.2.30 to before 0.2.72 Fixed in 0.2.72 Patch available GHSA-56xg-wfcc-g829
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-56xg-wfcc-g829 llama-cpp-python (PyPI) Fixed in 0.2.72 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-34359
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-56xg-wfcc-g829
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-34359 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-34359 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-56xg-wfcc-g829 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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