CVE-2024-9053

Name: CVE-2024-9053
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-03-20T10:15:46.327+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 1.27%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2024-9053 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. vllm-project vllm version 0.6.0 contains a vulnerability in the AsyncEngineRPCServer() RPC server entrypoints. The core functionality run_server_loop() calls the function _make_handler_coro(), which directly uses cloudpickle.loads() on received messages without any sanitization. EPSS estimates a 1.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

vllm-project vllm version 0.6.0 contains a vulnerability in the AsyncEngineRPCServer() RPC server entrypoints. The core functionality run_server_loop() calls the function _make_handler_coro(), which directly uses cloudpickle.loads() on received messages without any sanitization. This can result in remote code execution by deserializing malicious pickle data.

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:H

CVSS 3.0

9.8/10

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.27%

66.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Vllm-Project	Vllm	0.6.0

References

https://huntr.com/bounties/75a544f3-34a3-4da0-b5a3-1495cb031e09Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 20, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-9053?

How severe is CVE-2024-9053?

CVE-2024-9053 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.27% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-9053?

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Source: NVD / NIST