Description
KTransformers through 0.5.3 contains an unsafe deserialization vulnerability in the balance_serve backend mode where the scheduler RPC server binds a ZMQ ROUTER socket to all interfaces with no authentication and deserializes incoming messages using pickle.loads() without validation. Attackers can send a crafted pickle payload to the exposed ZMQ socket to execute arbitrary code on the server with the privileges of the ktransformers process.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 9.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| kvcache-ai | ktransformers | <= 0.5.3 |
References
- https://chocapikk.com/posts/2026/ktransformers-pickle-rce/Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/kvcache-ai/ktransformers/pull/1944Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ktransformers-unsafe-deserialization-rce-via-balance-serveThird Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 23, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 26, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed