Vulnerability Intelligence Report
vLLM Allows Remote Code Execution via Mooncake Integration
CVE-2025-29783
vLLM is a high-throughput and memory-efficient inference and serving engine for LLMs. When vLLM is configured to use Mooncake, unsafe deserialization exposed directly over ZMQ/TCP on all network interfaces will allow attackers to execute remote code on distributed hosts. This is a remote code execution vulnerability impacting any deployments using Mooncake to distribute KV across distributed hosts. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.0.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.1
CRITICAL
Exploitability:2.3
Impact Score:6.1
EPSS Probability:0.82%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-502 ↗CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| vllm-project | vllm | >= 0.6.5, < 0.8.0 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.820%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | GitHub, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2025-03-11T14:23:00 |
| Published | 2025-03-19T15:33:28 |
| Last Updated | 2025-03-22T00:02:54 |
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