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Unpatched RCE in LMCache Exposes vLLM AI Infrastructure

2026-10-07 17:48 UTC · The Hacker News · read the source ↗ #rce#ai-infrastructure#lmcache
  • Engineer — Act: Unpatched critical unauthenticated RCE in LMCache multiprocess mode with no fix available; if running vLLM or any LMCache deployment, immediately disable multiprocess mode or network-isolate the cache server (firewall ZeroMQ port) until a patched release ships.
  • SOC/IR — Plan: No IOCs or confirmed active exploitation reported, but organizations running LLM inference infrastructure should create detections for anomalous process spawning or unexpected inbound connections on LMCache/vLLM nodes; start collecting relevant host and network logs from AI compute clusters now.
  • Leader — Learn: Highlights emerging attack surface in enterprise AI infrastructure; no immediate leadership action required, but useful context for AI security posture reviews and vendor risk assessments if LLM serving software is in scope.
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