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CVE-2026-103765NVD
Vulnerability Summary
Mooncake through 0.3.13.post1 contains a missing authentication vulnerability in the HTTP metadata server /metadata handler that allows unauthenticated attackers to read, overwrite, and delete transfer engine metadata keys. Attackers can poison segment descriptors such as tcp_data_port or re-create rpc_meta entries to redirect KV cache transfers to attacker-controlled listeners, or exhaust server memory.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 8.8 (HIGH)
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Attack RequirementsNone
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)Low
Availability (Vulnerable System)High
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None
Integrity (Subsequent System)None
Availability (Subsequent System)None
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 9.4 (CRITICAL)
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityHigh
Affected & Patched Versions
- kvcache-ai Mooncake <= 0.3.13.post1
- kvcache-ai Mooncake 0.3.13.post1
External References
- https://github.com/kvcache-ai/Mooncake/issues/4444
- https://github.com/kvcache-ai/Mooncake/blob/719735896c86b56fabec6cf3e825fb2ea640597a/mooncake-wheel/mooncake/http_metadata_server.py#L61-L106
- https://github.com/kvcache-ai/Mooncake
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/mooncake-through-0.3.13-post1-missing-authentication-in-http-metadata-server