Deserialization in Vllm

CVE-2024-11041

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.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (74.2th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-11041: held from 0.015 to 0.016.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.016 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-11041?
CVE-2024-11041 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Vllm, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-03-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-11041?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.