Description
LMCache multiprocess mode, also called distributed mode, opens an unauthenticated ZeroMQ ROUTER so worker processes can register and share KV cache blocks. Messages on that socket are msgpack. Extension code 1 is passed to DeviceIPCWrapper.Deserialize, which calls pickle.loads, while the server is still decoding request arguments and before the handler runs. A single unauthenticated ZMQ DEALER message to the transport port (default 5555) therefore executes code as the user the LMCache process runs as. Official container images run that process as root. The transport binds to localhost unless the operator sets a routable address with --host, which is how multi-node deployments let peers connect.
Published: 2026-10-07
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Description LMCache multiprocess mode, also called distributed mode, opens an unauthenticated ZeroMQ ROUTER so worker processes can register and share KV cache blocks. Messages on that socket are msgpack. Extension code 1 is passed to DeviceIPCWrapper.Deserialize, which calls pickle.loads, while the server is still decoding request arguments and before the handler runs. A single unauthenticated ZMQ DEALER message to the transport port (default 5555) therefore executes code as the user the LMCache process runs as. Official container images run that process as root. The transport binds to localhost unless the operator sets a routable address with --host, which is how multi-node deployments let peers connect.
Title LMCache Unauthenticated RCE in multiprocess mode via pickle deserialization
Weaknesses CWE-306
CWE-502
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: JFROG

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-07T09:40:11.449Z

Reserved: 2026-10-04T11:50:41.213Z

Link: CVE-2026-105192

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-07T10:17:32.647

Modified: 2026-10-07T10:17:32.647

Link: CVE-2026-105192

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-306

    Missing Authentication for Critical Function

  • CWE-502

    Deserialization of Untrusted Data