LightLLM through 1.2.0 Unauthenticated Memory Exhaustion via NCCL Control Channel set_value
Priority HIGH 77CWE-770Published · Updated
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 · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
LightLLM through 1.2.0 contains a memory exhaustion vulnerability in the NCCL control channel when started with --pd_trans_mode nccl, allowing unauthenticated attackers to exhaust KV-transfer worker memory. Attackers can call the exposed_set_value method to store unbounded key-value pairs without size limits, causing the worker process to crash and triggering node failure.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00646 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-103042
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mqxw-j6vh-r94f
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Other 5
- GitHub Issue #1595
- https://github.com/ModelTC/lightllm/blob/v1.2.0/lightllm/server/router/model_infer/mode_backend/pd/nccl_kv_transporter.py#L416-L420
- https://github.com/ModelTC/lightllm/blob/v1.2.0/lightllm/server/router/model_infer/mode_backend/pd/nccl_kv_transporter.py#L474-L485
- https://github.com/ModelTC/lightllm/blob/v1.2.0/lightllm/server/router/model_infer/mode_backend/pd/base_kv_move_manager.py#L121-L122
- https://github.com/ModelTC/LightLLM
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- TI-2026-61785 LightLLM through 1.2.0 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Config Server Pickle Deserialization CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-21211 LightLLM <= 1.1.0 PD Mode Unsafe Deserialization RCE CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-103042 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-103042 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mqxw-j6vh-r94f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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