Vulnerability · Published Apr 20, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-6608lm-sys fastchat Arena Side-by-Side View add_text control flow
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw 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 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability was detected in lm-sys fastchat up to 0.2.36. Impacted is the function add_text of the component Arena Side-by-Side View Handler. The manipulation results in incorrect control flow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The root cause was fixed in commit 34eca62 for gradio_block_arena_named.py, but three other files were missed.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | fschat | no fix listed | GHSA-f3q6-69f3-vwch |
| PyPI | fschat | no fix listed | PYSEC-2026-2485 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-670 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-358243 | lm-sys fastchat Arena Side-by-Side View add_text control flow vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-358243 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #792228 | LM-Sys FastChat <= 0.2.36 Content Moderation Bypass (CWE-670) third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/lm-sys/FastChat/issues/3834 issue-tracking
- https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/e45039d23e698222d887ee09735d9d36 exploit
- https://github.com/lm-sys/FastChat/ product