CVE-2026-43629
HighCVSS 8.1Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk50th percentile - higher than 50% of all known CVEs
Summary
Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in llama.cpp (builds b4882 through b9058) in the KV cache state restore path. The state_read_data() function computes write size without overflow checking, allowing attackers with write access to the slot_save_path directory to corrupt heap memory.
Risk Assessment
Attackers can corrupt heap metadata, overwrite model weights, or execute arbitrary code via function pointer overwrite, potentially leading to full system compromise.
Recommendation
Update llama.cpp to a version newer than b9058 if available. Restrict write access to the slot_save_path directory to trusted users only.
Other vulnerabilities in llama.cpp
See all- CVE-2026-107183High
llama.cpp before b11393 contains a use-after-free and double free vulnerability in common_chat_peg_mapper::map that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to corrupt heap memory via a dangling current_tool pointer. Attackers can submit a chat_parser in a POST /completion request emitting a tool-id after a tool-close tag to crash llama-server and shape a heap write primitive.
- CVE-2026-86317Medium
A vulnerability was detected in ggml-org llama.cpp up to 0.4.0. This impacts the function rpc_server::deserialize_tensor of the file ggml/src/ggml-rpc/ggml-rpc.cpp of the component RPC Server. Performing a manipulation of the argument ne results in reachable assertion. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The reported GitHub issue was closed automatically due to inactivity.
- CVE-2026-52132High
llama.cpp through commit 97f06e9, when started with the --reranking flag, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (std::bad_alloc and HTTP 500) via a negative top_n value in a POST request to /rerank.
- CVE-2026-52131High
llama.cpp b5693 and before has a Reachable Assertion via the gguf_reader::read function.
- CVE-2026-52130High
llama.cpp b5693 and before is vulnerable to Uncontrolled Recursion in common/json-schema-to-grammar.cpp, resulting in a denial of service.
- CVE-2026-78148Medium
A vulnerability was determined in ggml-org llama.cpp bec4772f6 in the rpc_server::graph_compute function of ggml/src/ggml-rpc/ggml-rpc.cpp of the ggml-RPC Server component. Executing a manipulation can lead to null pointer dereference. The attack may be launched remotely. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.
- CVE-2026-78147High
A vulnerability in llama.cpp in the deserialize_tensor function of ggml/src/ggml-rpc/ggml-rpc.cpp of the ggml-RPC Server component. Manipulation of the op/op_params arguments leads to deserialization. The attack can be initiated remotely. This vulnerability is distinct from CVE-2026-34159, which only added a buffer==nullptr rejection in create_node() and does not validate op or op_params. The reported GitHub issue was closed automatically due to inactivity.
- CVE-2026-70640High
llama.cpp builds b1886 through b7445 contain a race condition use-after-free vulnerability in the LLaMA-Android JNI wrapper where bench_1model() and free_1context() lack synchronization, allowing Thread A to operate on freed memory while Thread B concurrently frees the llama_context. Attackers can exploit this by performing heap spray with attacker-controlled data containing a fake vtable to hijack the vtable pointer and achieve remote code execution.
- CVE-2026-70639Medium
In llama.cpp builds b1886 through b7445, there is a null pointer dereference vulnerability in the LLaMA-Android JNI wrapper where the bench_1model() function fails to validate the model context pointer before dereferencing it. Attackers can supply a malicious, corrupt, or truncated model file to trigger a null context condition, causing a SIGSEGV crash that terminates the Android application process.
- CVE-2026-70638High
llama.cpp builds b1886 through b7445 contain an integer overflow vulnerability in the LLaMA-Android JNI wrapper where the new_1batch() function multiplies sizeof(llama_seq_id) by an attacker-controlled n_seq_max parameter without overflow validation, causing heap buffer allocation to wrap and allocate insufficient memory. Attackers can exploit this by providing a crafted n_seq_max value through a malicious model file or JNI call to trigger heap corruption and achieve denial of service or arbitrary code execution.
Original NVD description (English source)
llama.cpp builds b4882 through b9058 contain a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the KV cache state restore path where the state_read_data() function computes write size without overflow checking, allowing attackers with write access to the slot_save_path directory to corrupt heap memory. Attackers can craft malicious state files where cell_count multiplication overflows or exceeds tensor buffer allocation to write attacker-controlled bytes past buffer boundaries, potentially resulting in heap metadata corruption, model weight corruption, or arbitrary code execution via function pointer overwrite.
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