Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-26210 · published 23 April 2026
CVE-2026-26210: Kvcache-ai ktransformers deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability
KKvcache Ai · Ktransformers
KTransformers through 0.5.3 contains an unsafe deserialization vulnerability in the balance_serve backend mode where the scheduler RPC server binds a ZMQ ROUTER socket to all interfaces with no authentication and deserializes incoming messages using pickle.loads() without validation. Attackers can send a crafted pickle payload to the exposed ZMQ socket to execute arbitrary code on the server with the privileges of the ktransformers process.
Description
KTransformers through 0.5.3 contains an unsafe deserialization vulnerability in the balance_serve backend mode where the scheduler RPC server binds a ZMQ ROUTER socket to all interfaces with no authentication and deserializes incoming messages using pickle.loads() without validation. Attackers can send a crafted pickle payload to the exposed ZMQ socket to execute arbitrary code on the server with the privileges of the ktransformers process.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://chocapikk.com/posts/2026/ktransformers-pickle-rce/ | ExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/kvcache-ai/ktransformers/pull/1944 | Issue TrackingPatch |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ktransformers-unsafe-deserialization-rce-via-balance-serve | Third Party Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-26210), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.