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CVE-2026-21869

CVE-2026-21869 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH

llama.cpp is an inference of several LLM models in C/C++. In commits 55d4206c8 and prior, the n_discard parameter is parsed directly from JSON input in the llama.cpp server's completion endpoints without validation to ensure it's non-negative. When a negative value is supplied and the context fills up, llama_memory_seq_rm/add receives a reversed range and negative offset, causing out-of-bounds memory writes in the token evaluation loop. This deterministic memory corruption can crash the process or enable remote code execution (RCE). There is no fix at the time of publication.

EPSS 0.46% · 37.9th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
8.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.46%
37.9th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
ggmlllama.cpp
ggml-orgllama.cpp<= 55d4206c8, <= 55d4206c8

Timeline

  • Jan 7, 2026 CVE Published
  • Jan 8, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Jan 8, 2026 PoC Published
  • Jan 8, 2026 PoC Published
  • Jan 8, 2026 PoC Published
  • Jan 8, 2026 CVE Updated
  • Jan 11, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Jan 15, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Jan 18, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Jan 21, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Jan 25, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Jan 28, 2026 EPSS Score
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