Missing authorization in Mooncake Store allows disk replica eviction
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
kvcache-ai Mooncake Store through 0.3.13.post1 has a missing authorization flaw (CWE-862) in the EvictDiskReplica function. An unauthenticated remote attacker who can reach the coro_rpc master port can evict disk replicas of any object across all tenants, deleting objects whose only remaining replica is on disk.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Mooncake Store master through 0.3.13.post1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to erase any object's disk replica via EvictDiskReplica and BatchEvictDiskReplica. Attackers reaching the coro_rpc master port can evict DISK replicas across all tenants, deleting objects whose only remaining replica is on disk.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kvcache-ai | Mooncake | up to 0.3.13.post1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Mooncake Vendorkvcache-ai Affected up to 0.3.13.post1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Mooncake.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-106040
- 2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-mx67-78cv-m3mg
- 2026-10-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
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-2026-106040 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-106040 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mx67-78cv-m3mg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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