Denial of service in SGLang expert-distribution recording endpoint
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-404.
Summary
sgl-project SGLang up to 0.5.19 contains a flaw in the Scheduler.expert_distribution_handle function of the expert-distribution recording endpoint. A resource is not properly shut down or released (CWE-404), which leads to denial of service. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can trigger it without user interaction. A public exploit is available and linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
A vulnerability was identified in sgl-project SGLang up to 0.5.19. This impacts the function Scheduler.expert_distribution_handle of the file python/sglang/srt/eplb/expert_distribution.py of the component Expert-Distribution Recording Endpoint. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sgl-project | SGLang | 0.5.0; 0.5.1; 0.5.2; 0.5.3; 0.5.4; 0.5.5; 0.5.6; 0.5.7; 0.5.8; 0.5.9; 0.5.10; 0.5.11; 0.5.12; 0.5.13; 0.5.14; 0.5.15; 0.5.16; 0.5.17; 0.5.18; 0.5.19 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- SGLang Vendorsgl-project Affected 0.5.0; 0.5.1; 0.5.2; 0.5.3; 0.5.4; 0.5.5; 0.5.6; 0.5.7; 0.5.8; 0.5.9; 0.5.10; 0.5.11; 0.5.12; 0.5.13; 0.5.14; 0.5.15; 0.5.16; 0.5.17; 0.5.18; 0.5.19 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CNA · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sgl-project:sglang:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | — |
- cpe:2.3:a:sgl-project:sglang:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for SGLang. A pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-19 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-112082
- 2026-10-19 Alias added: GHSA-j823-x22q-54wf
- 2026-10-19 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-19 Priority changed: MEDIUM → HIGH
- 2026-10-31 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More sgl-project vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-70996 SGLang disables decompression bomb check, enabling denial of service CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-70994 SGLang Memory Exhaustion DoS via Qwen-VL Video Preprocessing CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-70993 Decompression amplification in SGLang load_audio exhausts memory CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-65453 SGLang through 0.5.20 Denial of Service via Duplicate bootstrap_room CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-75290 Code injection in SGLang debug dumper filter CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2026-76467 Server-side request forgery in SGLang via bootstrap_host and bootstrap_port CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-112082 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-112082 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j823-x22q-54wf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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