Memory exhaustion in SGLang via Mooncake STAGING_RSP messages
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent 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
SGLang through 0.5.22 with the Mooncake disaggregation backend allocates memory without limits in handle_staging_rsp(), tracked as CWE-770. An unauthenticated network-adjacent attacker can exhaust memory on the Prefill side by sending crafted STAGING_RSP messages, which causes the scheduler to be killed by the out-of-memory killer.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
SGLang through 0.5.22 with the Mooncake disaggregation backend contains an uncontrolled memory allocation vulnerability in handle_staging_rsp() that lets unauthenticated network-adjacent attackers exhaust Prefill memory. Attackers can obtain the rank address from the /route endpoint and send STAGING_RSP messages with huge chunk_idx values under fresh room IDs, causing the scheduler to be OOM-killed.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sgl-project | sglang | up to 0.5.22 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- sglang Vendorsgl-project Affected up to 0.5.22 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for SGLang.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-19 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-112270
- 2026-10-19 Alias added: GHSA-q322-x26r-gm37
References
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- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-112270 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-112270 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q322-x26r-gm37 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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