kvcache-ai mooncake MountSegment Request Processing segment.cpp access control
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266 and CWE-284.
Summary
A security flaw has been discovered in kvcache-ai mooncake up to 0.3.12/0.3.13.post1/0.3.14-rc1. This issue affects the function ScopedSegmentAccess::MountSegment of the file segment.cpp of the component MountSegment Request Processing. Performing a manipulation results in improper access controls. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kvcache-ai | mooncake | 0.3.0; 0.3.1; 0.3.2; 0.3.3; 0.3.4; 0.3.5; 0.3.6; 0.3.7; 0.3.8; 0.3.9; 0.3.10; 0.3.11; 0.3.12; 0.3.13.post1; 0.3.14-rc1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- mooncake Vendorkvcache-ai Affected 0.3.0; 0.3.1; 0.3.2; 0.3.3; 0.3.4; 0.3.5; 0.3.6; 0.3.7; 0.3.8; 0.3.9; 0.3.10; 0.3.11; 0.3.12; 0.3.13.post1; 0.3.14-rc1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CNA · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:kvcache-ai:mooncake:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | kvcache-ai |
- cpe:2.3:a:kvcache-ai:mooncake:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·kvcache-ai
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-96763
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c29f-6gh6-wwv9
References
More kvcache-ai vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-68428 Missing authentication in Mooncake Store REST service CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-65760 Mooncake transfer engine before 0.3.13 Unauthenticated Arbitrary Memory Read/Write via TCP Transport CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-21201 KTransformers Unsafe Deserialization RCE via balance_serve CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-65761 Mooncake through 0.3.13.post1 Missing Authentication in HTTP Metadata Server CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-68429 Mooncake Store lets unauthenticated attackers delete any object CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-67384 Mooncake before 0.3.12 Out-of-Bounds Read via P2P Handshake readString CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2026-96763 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-96763 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c29f-6gh6-wwv9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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