lm-sys fastchat Worker API Endpoint api_generate resource consumption
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
A security vulnerability has been detected in lm-sys fastchat up to 0.2.36. This issue affects the function api_generate of the component Worker API Endpoint. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The identifier of the patch is c9e84b89c91d45191dc24466888de526fa04cf33. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue. Commit ff66426 patched this issue in api_generate of base_model_worker.py and did miss other entry points.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lm-sys | fastchat | 0.2.0; 0.2.1; 0.2.2; 0.2.3; 0.2.4; 0.2.5; 0.2.6; 0.2.7; 0.2.8; 0.2.9; 0.2.10; 0.2.11; 0.2.12; 0.2.13; 0.2.14; 0.2.15; 0.2.16; 0.2.17; 0.2.18; 0.2.19; 0.2.20; 0.2.21; 0.2.22; 0.2.23; 0.2.24; 0.2.25; 0.2.26; 0.2.27; 0.2.28; 0.2.29; 0.2.30; 0.2.31; 0.2.32; 0.2.33; 0.2.34; 0.2.35; 0.2.36 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | fschat (PyPI) | up to 0.2.26 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-5h65-jx66-j7p5 |
- fastchat Vendorlm-sys Affected 0.2.0; 0.2.1; 0.2.2; 0.2.3; 0.2.4; 0.2.5; 0.2.6; 0.2.7; 0.2.8; 0.2.9; 0.2.10; 0.2.11; 0.2.12; 0.2.13; 0.2.14; 0.2.15; 0.2.16; 0.2.17; 0.2.18; 0.2.19; 0.2.20; 0.2.21; 0.2.22; 0.2.23; 0.2.24; 0.2.25; 0.2.26; 0.2.27; 0.2.28; 0.2.29; 0.2.30; 0.2.31; 0.2.32; 0.2.33; 0.2.34; 0.2.35; 0.2.36 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- fschat (PyPI) Vendor— Affected up to 0.2.26 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-5h65-jx66-j7p5
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-6607
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5h65-jx66-j7p5
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
- 2026-11-05 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Patch 2
More lm-sys vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-09320 SSRF in POST /worker_generate_stream API endpoint in lm-sys/fastchat CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2024-11482 Server Side Request Forgery in lm-sys/fastchat CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-10750 Server-Side Request Forgery in lm-sys/fastchat CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-10115 Denial of Service in lm-sys/fastchat CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-10111 Denial of Service (DoS) via Multipart Boundary in lm-sys/fastchat CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-05795 lm-sys fastchat Arena Side-by-Side View add_text control flow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-6607 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-6607 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5h65-jx66-j7p5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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