Integer Overflow in GGUF Parser can lead to Heap Out-of-Bounds Read/Write in gguf
Priority HIGH 72CWE-122Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-122 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
llama.cpp is an inference of several LLM models in C/C++. Integer Overflow in the gguf_init_from_file_impl function in ggml/src/gguf.cpp can lead to Heap Out-of-Bounds Read/Write. This vulnerability is fixed in commit 26a48ad699d50b6268900062661bd22f3e792579.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00363 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed llama.cpp (ggml-org): 26a48ad699d50b6268900062661bd22f3e792579
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ggml-org | llama.cpp | before 26a48ad699d50b6268900062661bd22f3e792579 | 26a48ad699d50b6268900062661bd22f3e792579 | Patch available | CNA |
- llama.cpp Vendorggml-org Affected before 26a48ad699d50b6268900062661bd22f3e792579 Fixed in 26a48ad699d50b6268900062661bd22f3e792579 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA llama.cpp (ggml-org) Fixed in 26a48ad699d50b6268900062661bd22f3e792579
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-53630
References
More ggml-org vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-26459 llama.cpp: Unauthenticated RCE via GRAPH_COMPUTE buffer=0 bypass in llama.cpp RPC backend CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-28446 llama.cpp allows Arbitrary Address Read in rpc_server::get_tensor CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-17570 llama.cpp has Out-of-bounds Write in llama-server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-28447 llama.cpp allows write-what-where in rpc_server::set_tensor CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-15627 Integer overflow in ggml-org llama.cpp CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-14482 Heap-based buffer overflow in ggml-org llama.cpp CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-53630 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-53630 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2025-53630 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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