Vulnerability · Published Apr 23, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-6878ByteDance verl grader.py math_equal sandbox
Medium 5.6
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in verl from ByteDance. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability was identified in ByteDance verl up to 0.7.0. Affected is the function math_equal of the file prime_math/grader.py. The manipulation leads to sandbox issue. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | verl | no fix listed | GHSA-h57c-v2v3-5v3v |
| PyPI | verl | no fix listed | PYSEC-2026-3402 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-265, CWE-264 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-359040 | ByteDance verl grader.py math_equal sandbox vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-359040 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #795257 | Bytedance verl <=0.7.0 Arbitrary Code Execution third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/zast-ai/vulnerability-reports/blob/main/bytedance/verl_rce.md exploit