{"id":"CVE-2026-103042","title":"LightLLM through 1.2.0 contains a memory exhaustion vulnerability in the NCCL control channel when started with --pd_trans_mode nccl, allowing unauthenticated attackers to exhaust KV-transfer worker memory","summary":"LightLLM through 1.2.0 contains a memory exhaustion vulnerability in the NCCL control channel when started with --pd_trans_mode nccl, allowing unauthenticated attackers to exhaust KV-transfer worker memory. Attackers can call the exposed…","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-770"],"vendor":"ModelTC","product":"LightLLM","affected":["LightLLM <= 1.2.0"],"published":"2026-09-29","updated":"2026-09-29","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-29T23:17:21.977","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-103042","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/ModelTC/LightLLM","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/ModelTC/LightLLM/issues/1595","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/ModelTC/lightllm/blob/v1.2.0/lightllm/server/router/model_infer/mode_backend/pd/base_kv_move_manager.py#L121-L122","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/ModelTC/lightllm/blob/v1.2.0/lightllm/server/router/model_infer/mode_backend/pd/nccl_kv_transporter.py#L416-L420","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/ModelTC/lightllm/blob/v1.2.0/lightllm/server/router/model_infer/mode_backend/pd/nccl_kv_transporter.py#L474-L485","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/lightllm-through-1.2.0-unauthenticated-memory-exhaustion-via-nccl-control-channel-set-value","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-09-29T23:52:50.535Z","slug":"CVE-2026-103042","body":"## Overview\n\nLightLLM through 1.2.0 contains a memory exhaustion vulnerability in the NCCL control channel when started with --pd_trans_mode nccl, allowing unauthenticated attackers to exhaust KV-transfer worker memory. Attackers can call the exposed_set_value method to store unbounded key-value pairs without size limits, causing the worker process to crash and triggering node failure.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}