vLLM up to 0.6.2 API Function MessageQueue.dequeue deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in vLLM up to 0.6.2. This vulnerability affects the function MessageQueue.dequeue of the component API Function Handler. The manipulation results in deserialization. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-11041. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in vLLM up to 0.6.2. Affected is the function MessageQueue.dequeue of the component API Function Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at huntr.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-11041 since 11/09/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/31/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.8

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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/09/2024 🔍
03/20/2025 +131 days 🔍
03/20/2025 +0 days 🔍
07/31/2025 +133 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: huntr.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-11041 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-11041
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-300204

Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2025 11:57
Updated: 07/31/2025 16:59
Changes: 03/20/2025 11:57 (61), 07/31/2025 16:59 (1)
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