llama.cpp before b8585 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the RPC server's GRAPH_RECOMPUTE handler that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve arbitrary read and write access by storing a computation graph, freeing referenced buffers, and reclaiming freed memory with attacker-controlled content. Attackers can send RPC requests to trigger re-execution of stored graphs with dangling pointers, enabling full remote code execution without requiring authentication or user interaction.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

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Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/pull/21175 cve-icon cve-icon
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History

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Ggml-org
Ggml-org llama.cpp
Vendors & Products Ggml-org
Ggml-org llama.cpp

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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Description llama.cpp before b8585 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the RPC server's GRAPH_RECOMPUTE handler that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve arbitrary read and write access by storing a computation graph, freeing referenced buffers, and reclaiming freed memory with attacker-controlled content. Attackers can send RPC requests to trigger re-execution of stored graphs with dangling pointers, enabling full remote code execution without requiring authentication or user interaction.
Title llama.cpp Use-After-Free in RPC GRAPH_RECOMPUTE Handler
Weaknesses CWE-416
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-21T21:43:56.000Z

Reserved: 2026-04-07T20:57:06.209Z

Link: CVE-2026-39909

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-21T21:20:37.230Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-21T17:16:30.810

Modified: 2026-08-21T22:16:37.443

Link: CVE-2026-39909

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Updated: 2026-08-21T17:45:03Z

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