GHSA-7972-pg2x-xr59
vLLM has Hardcoded Trust Override in Model Files Enables RCE Despite Explicit User Opt-Out
At a glance
- Published
- Updated
- CVE
- CVE-2026-27893
- Aliases
- PYSEC-2026-2297
- CVSS_V3
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
### Summary Two model implementation files hardcode `trust_remote_code=True` when loading sub-components, bypassing the user's explicit `--trust-remote-code=False` security opt-out. This enables remote code execution via malicious model repositories even when the user has explicitly disabled remote code trust. ### Details **Affected files (latest main branch):** 1. `vllm/model_executor/models/nemotron_vl.py:430` ```python vision_model = AutoModel.from_config(config.vision_config, trust_remote_code=True) ``` 2. vllm/model_executor/models/kimi_k25.py:177 ```python cached_get_image_processor(self.ctx.model_config.model, trust_remote_code=True) ``` Both pass a hardcoded trust_remote_code=True to HuggingFace API calls, overriding the user's global --trust-remote-code=False setting. Relation to prior CVEs: - CVE-2025-66448 fixed auto_map resolution in vllm/transformers_utils/config.py (config loading path) - CVE-2026-22807 fixed broader auto_map at startup - Both fixes are present in the current code. These hardcoded instances in model files survived both patches — different code paths. ### Impact Remote code execution. An attacker can craft a malicious model repository that executes arbitrary Python code when loaded by vLLM, even when the user has explicitly set --trust-remote-code=False. This undermines the security guarantee that trust_remote_code=False is intended to provide. Remediation: Replace hardcoded trust_remote_code=True with self.config.model_config.trust_remote_code in both files. Raise a clear error if the model component requires remote code but the user hasn't opted in.
Affected packages
| Package | Versions |
|---|---|
| PyPI · vllm | introduced 0.10.1, fixed 0.18.0 |
References
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/advisories/GHSA-7972-pg2x-xr59 WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27893 ADVISORY
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/36192 WEB
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/commit/00bd08edeee5dd4d4c13277c0114a464011acf72 WEB
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-27893.json WEB
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm PACKAGE
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/vllm/PYSEC-2026-2297.yaml WEB
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2452055 WEB
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-27893 WEB
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8748 WEB
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8747 WEB
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8746 WEB
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37275 WEB
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24977 WEB
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19725 WEB
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19724 WEB
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19712 WEB
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10141 WEB
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10140 WEB
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| OSV.dev | CC-BY 4.0 — GitHub Advisory Database |