Vulnerability · Published Apr 20, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-6607lm-sys fastchat Worker API Endpoint api_generate resource consumption
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity uncontrolled resource consumption in fastchat from lm-sys. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A security vulnerability has been detected in lm-sys fastchat up to 0.2.36. This issue affects the function api_generate of the component Worker API Endpoint. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The identifier of the patch is c9e84b89c91d45191dc24466888de526fa04cf33. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue. Commit ff66426 patched this issue in api_generate of base_model_worker.py and did miss other entry points.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | fschat | no fix listed | GHSA-5h65-jx66-j7p5 |
| PyPI | fschat | no fix listed | PYSEC-2026-2484 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-400, CWE-404 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
References
- VDB-358242 | lm-sys fastchat Worker API Endpoint api_generate resource consumption vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-358242 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #792227 | LM-Sys FastChat <= 0.2.36 Denial of Service (CWE-400) third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/lm-sys/FastChat/issues/3833 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/lm-sys/FastChat/pull/3835 issue-tracking, patch
- https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/87216a2d97a882d619e11dc67cd473b5 exploit
- https://github.com/lm-sys/FastChat/commit/c9e84b89c91d45191dc24466888de526fa04cf33 patch
- https://github.com/lm-sys/FastChat/ product