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LMCache: Remote code execution via unsafe deserialization in multiprocess mode transport

GitHub lists this reviewed advisory for lmcache. Published version ranges and source prerequisites are shown below; this is not an inspection of a visitor’s application.

source listedactiveGHSA-w5f2-9q9c-ff4hCVE-2026-105192

This report has not inspected your inventory, configuration, deployed build, reachability or evidence. A catalog listing and a severity score do not establish exposure or compromise.

01 / Meaning

Why it matters

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CVSS

9.8 critical

GitHub source severity; exploitability and local consequence require separate evidence.

As of · GitHub Advisory Database

EPSS

1.024%

FIRST EPSS model v2026.06.15; exploitation probability over 30 days, percentile 0.63575. Missing scores are unknown.

As of · FIRST EPSS

02 / Applicability

The affected context

Affected versions, configuration prerequisites and known exclusions are public. Confirm each one against the deployed service.

lmcache

source listed
  • >= 0.3.9, < 0.5.6

### Summary LMCache is vulnerable to Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Pickle Deserialization on the Multiprocess ZMQ Transport ### Details LMCache multiprocess mode, also called distributed mode, opens an unauthenticated ZeroMQ ROUTER so worker processes can register and share KV cache blocks. The intended clients are sibling LMCache processes. There is no CURVE, ZAP, password, or message authentication on that socket. LMCache used only inside a vLLM process does not open this port. The transport binds to localhost unless the operator sets a routable address with --host, which is how multi-node deployments let peers connect. The 9.8 score is for that routable configuration. A stock single-host install that leaves the default bind is not reachable from other machines. Messages on the socket are msgpack. Extension code 1 is registered for DeviceIPCWrapper and is passed to DeviceIPCWrapper.Deserialize in lmcache/v1/platform/base/ipc_wrapper.py, which calls pickle.loads. That hook runs from ext_hook in lmcache/v1/multiprocess/custom_types.py while the server is still decoding REGISTER_KV_CACHE arguments, before the handler runs. A single unauthenticated ZMQ DEALER messag

GitHub Advisory Database

03 / Response

What to do next

  1. investigate

    Identify the exact component and deployed version, examine the linked publisher’s conditions, and retain evidence of any mitigation.

    Confirm current vendor support, compatibility and deployment evidence. This report has not tested a fix in your system. FIRST EPSS

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04 / Limits

What this report cannot establish

  • Customer inventory, deployment, reachability and exploitation have not been inspected.
  • NVD lastModified does not establish freshness of every associated CPE record.
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05 / Provenance

Sources you can inspect

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  1. GHSA-w5f2-9q9c-ff4h ↗

    GitHub Advisory Database · vendor advisory

    Observed . GitHub Advisory Database; CC-BY-4.0. Each advisory links its original attribution. Null normalizes fields.

  2. CVE-2026-105192 ↗

    NIST National Vulnerability Database · official catalog

    Observed . This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

  3. CVE-2026-105192 ↗

    FIRST EPSS · official catalog

    Observed . FIRST EPSS; probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, not local compromise. Dataset date/model retained; FIRST services terms apply.

Public revision history

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  1. Revision 3 ·

    Source facts changed; compare the preserved prior revision.

  2. Revision 2 ·

    Dated EPSS estimate updated; this is not a new disclosure or proof of exploitation.

  3. Revision 1 ·

    First indexed by Null; source disclosure date is shown separately.

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