CVE-2026-93838: sgl-project sglang · Unthrottled Resource Allocation
Affects sgl-project sglangSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.2 High.
Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 22:58 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 51% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| sgl-projectsglang | Affected
| Fixed in– |
PyPIsglangpkg:pypi/sglangOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Until a fix is available, restrict access to the decode engine's internal ZMQ rank port to trusted entities only to prevent exploitation.
Description
SGLang versions through 0.5.20 contain an unbounded memory allocation vulnerability in handle_staging_req() that fails to validate chunk_idx from ZMQ STAGING_REQ frames in prefill/decode disaggregation deployments. Attackers with access to the decode engine's internal ZMQ rank port can send a frame with an extremely large chunk_idx value, causing the scheduler to allocate memory until the system runs out and terminates the process.
References
- github.com/sgl-project/sglang/issues/39764 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/sgl-project/sglang (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/sgl-project/sglang/blob/v0.5.20/python/sglang/srt/disaggregation/common/staging_handler.py (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/sgl-project/sglang/blob/v0.5.20/python/sglang/srt/disaggregation/common/staging_handler.py (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/sgl-project/sglang/blob/v0.5.20/python/sglang/srt/disaggregation/common/conn.py (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/sglang-through-0.5.20-unbounded-memory-allocation-via-staging-req-chunk-idx (opens in a new tab)