Deserialization of untrusted data in SGLang
Priority HIGH 69CWE-502Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
SGLangs `replay_request_dump.py` contains an insecure pickle.load() without validation and proper deserialization. An attacker can take advantage of this by providing a malicious .pkl file, which will execute the attackers code on the device running the script.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00538 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed sglang (PyPI): 0.5.10
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGLang | SGLang | 0.5.10 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | sglang (PyPI) | before 0.5.10 | 0.5.10 | Patch available | GHSA-hvwj-8w5g-28rg |
- SGLang VendorSGLang Affected 0.5.10 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- sglang (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.5.10 Fixed in 0.5.10 Patch available GHSA-hvwj-8w5g-28rg
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-hvwj-8w5g-28rg sglang (PyPI) Fixed in 0.5.10 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-3989
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hvwj-8w5g-28rg
References
More Sglang vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-13378 Deserialization of untrusted data in SGLang CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-13373 SGLang contains an RCE vulnerability when the optional dumper subsystem is enabled… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-05050 Code injection in SGLang CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-02644 Deserialization of untrusted data in SGLang CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-02643 Deserialization of untrusted data in SGLang CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-13380 Missing authentication in SGLang CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-3989 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-3989 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hvwj-8w5g-28rg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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