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CVE-2025-32444 — Vulnerability in vllm — CVE Details

CRITICAL

vLLM Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Mooncake Integration

Published April 29, 2025Updated August 7, 2026Source: osv

Summary

## Impacted Deployments **Note that vLLM instances that do NOT make use of the mooncake integration are NOT vulnerable.** ## Description vLLM integration with mooncake is vaulnerable to remote code execution due to using `pickle` based serialization over unsecured ZeroMQ sockets. The vulnerable sockets were set to listen on all network interfaces, increasing the likelihood that an attacker is able to reach the vulnerable ZeroMQ sockets to carry out an attack. This is a similar to [GHSA - x3m8 - f7g5 - qhm7](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/advisories/GHSA-x3m8-f7g5-qhm7), the problem is in https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/blob/32b14baf8a1f7195ca09484de3008063569b43c5/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_pipe/mooncake_pipe.py#L179 Here [recv_pyobj()](https://github.com/zeromq/pyzmq/blob/453f00c5645a3bea40d79f53aa8c47d85038dc2d/zmq/sugar/socket.py#L961) Contains implicit `pickle.loads()`, which leads to potential RCE.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published April 29, 2025 (531 days ago).
  • Last revised August 7, 2026 — 465 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

pip
Update vllm to 0.8.5 or later
pip install "vllm>=0.8.5"

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: pypi (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
vllm
pypi
0.6.5, 0.6.6, 0.6.6.post1, 0.7.0 (+8 more)0.8.5

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-502
    Deserialization of Untrusted DataMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 10.0 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-32444?
vLLM Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Mooncake Integration This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 10.0/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2025-32444?
CVE-2025-32444 affects vllm. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2025-32444 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
10.0

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-hj4w-hm2g-p6w5
PYSEC-2025-42

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