LightLLM <= 1.1.0 PD Mode Unsafe Deserialization RCE
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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
LightLLM version 1.1.0 and prior contain an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in PD (prefill-decode) disaggregation mode. The PD master node exposes WebSocket endpoints that receive binary frames and pass the data directly to pickle.loads() without authentication or validation. A remote attacker who can reach the PD master can send a crafted payload to achieve arbitrary code execution.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-26220
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xxv9-73gc-96fm
References
Other 4
- https://github.com/ModelTC/LightLLM/issues/1213
- https://lightllm-en.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html
- https://github.com/ModelTC/lightllm/blob/a27dfc88c2144ed51a6e160b6fbe20aad66c8fe0/lightllm/server/api_http.py#L310
- https://github.com/ModelTC/lightllm/blob/a27dfc88c2144ed51a6e160b6fbe20aad66c8fe0/lightllm/server/api_http.py#L331
More ModelTC vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-65681 LightLLM through 1.2.0 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Visual-Only RPyC Service CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-65562 LightLLM through 1.2.0 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Embed Cache RPyC Service CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-65561 LightLLM through 1.2.0 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Router Profiler RPyC Service CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-63189 LightLLM through 1.2.0 Missing Authentication in PD Master /pd_register WebSocket Endpoint CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-61785 LightLLM through 1.2.0 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Config Server Pickle Deserialization CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-74944 Unauthenticated denial of service in LightLLM via pd_kv_trans_params CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2026-26220 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-26220 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xxv9-73gc-96fm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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