CVE-2024-11041: Remote Code Execution in vllm-project/vllm

9.8 CVSS

Description

vllm-project vllm version v0.6.2 contains a vulnerability in the MessageQueue.dequeue() API function. The function uses pickle.loads to parse received sockets directly, leading to a remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this by sending a malicious payload to the MessageQueue, causing the victim's machine to execute arbitrary code.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-11041

CVSS Base Severity: CRITICAL

CVSS Base Score: 9.8

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types

CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Affected Products

Vendor: vllm-project

Product: vllm-project/vllm

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.33% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 54.83% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-04-18 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11041
https://huntr.com/bounties/00136195-11e0-4ad0-98d5-72db066e867f

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