Read the docs

Denial of service in SGLang Weight Exporter via group_name argument

Priority HIGH 70CWE-404Published · 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 · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-404.

Summary

SGLang from 0.5.0 through 0.5.19 contains a flaw in the Weight Exporter component, in the WeightExporter.send_weights_to_remote_instance function. Manipulating the group_name argument causes resources to not be released properly (CWE-404). A remote attacker can cause a denial of service without privileges or user interaction. A public exploit has been released.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

A security flaw has been discovered in sgl-project SGLang up to 0.5.19. Affected is the function WeightExporter.send_weights_to_remote_instance of the file python/sglang/srt/model_executor/model_runner_components/weight_exporter.py of the component Weight Exporter. Performing a manipulation of the argument group_name results in denial of service. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00419 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
sgl-projectSGLang0.5.0; 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 listedCNA
  • 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

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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

  1. 2026-10-19 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-112083
  2. 2026-10-19 Alias added: GHSA-hqw5-mw82-chh2
  3. 2026-10-19 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-19 Priority changed: MEDIUM → HIGH

References

  • TI-2026-76247 Denial of service in SGLang expert-distribution recording endpoint CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • 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
See all 21 →

Sources