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CVE-2026-116816

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Description

llama.cpp b5899 before b10261 contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in llm_tokenizer_plamo2::build that allows attackers to corrupt heap memory via crafted GGUF models. Attackers can supply BYTE-typed token text like <0x-1> whose negative parsed value writes token ids before the bytes_ buffer during model loading, causing crashes or potential code execution.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.5 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-27 01:19:06.437000
Last modified
2026-10-27 15:59:46.587000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-116816",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-27T01:19:06.437",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-27T15:59:46.587",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "url": "https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/blob/b10259/src/llama-vocab.cpp#L1376-L1377",
      "source": "[email protected]"
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      "url": "https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/commit/cf06ad7dfe79e7bf2934150d4fefe1ce8db05490",
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