Vulnerability · Published Sep 24, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-96764kvcache-ai mooncake Regular Expression GetReplicaListByRegex allocation of resources
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity resource allocation without limits in mooncake from kvcache-ai. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 19% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A weakness has been identified in kvcache-ai mooncake up to 0.3.12/0.3.14-rc1. Impacted is the function MasterService::GetReplicaListByRegex of the component Regular Expression Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to allocation of resources. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| kvcache-ai | mooncake | 0.3.00.3.10.3.20.3.30.3.40.3.50.3.60.3.7 |
Weakness: CWE-770, CWE-400 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-409019 | kvcache-ai mooncake Regular Expression GetReplicaListByRegex allocation of resources vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-409019 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-96764 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #904607 | kvcache-ai mooncake >= 0.3.4, <= 0.3.12 Denial of Service third-party-advisory
- https://gist.github.com/yyymk/4699cc95ab9a559ee15a0fb798bd6c5d exploit