lm-sys fastchat Arena Side-by-Side View add_text control flow
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
A vulnerability was detected in lm-sys fastchat up to 0.2.36. Impacted is the function add_text of the component Arena Side-by-Side View Handler. The manipulation results in incorrect control flow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The root cause was fixed in commit 34eca62 for gradio_block_arena_named.py, but three other files were missed.
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 0.2.36 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-f3q6-69f3-vwch |
- 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 0.2.36 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-f3q6-69f3-vwch
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-6608
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f3q6-69f3-vwch
References
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-2026-05794 lm-sys fastchat Worker API Endpoint api_generate resource consumption CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-6608 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-6608 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f3q6-69f3-vwch · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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