Unauthenticated code execution via PD WebSocket deserialization
Published Feb 17, 2026 · Updated Feb 17, 2026
Unsafe deserialization in ModelTC LightLLM 1.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute code through PD WebSockets. The /pd_register and /kv_move_status handlers accept binary frames without authentication and pass them directly to pickle.loads(). Reachability requires a network-accessible instance running prefill, decode, or pd_master mode; crafted pickle opcodes execute with the server process's privileges.
Summary
What happened
Unsafe deserialization in ModelTC LightLLM 1.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute code through PD WebSockets. The /pd_register and /kv_move_status handlers accept binary frames without authentication and pass them directly to pickle.loads(). Reachability requires a network-accessible instance running prefill, decode, or pd_master mode; crafted pickle opcodes execute with the server process's privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-26220
- Published
- Feb 17, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 17, 2026
- Vendor
- ModelTC
- Product
- LightLLM
- Classifications
- CWE-502, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 17, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 17, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=1.1.0
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- PD WebSocket pickle RCE proof of conceptfunctional · demonstrated
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