sgl-project SGLang HuggingFace Transformer hf_transformers_utils.py get_tokenizer code injection

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-7669
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerVulDB
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-02 22:16:24 UTC
Updated2026-05-05 19:15:06 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability was detected in sgl-project SGLang up to 0.5.9. Impacted is the function get_tokenizer of the file python/sglang/srt/utils/hf_transformers_utils.py of the component HuggingFace Transformer Handler. The manipulation of the argument trust_remote_code with the input False as part of Boolean results in code injection. The attack can be executed remotely. A high complexity level is associated with this attack. The exploitability is considered difficult. In get_tokenizer(), when the caller passes trust_remote_code=False and HuggingFace transformers v5 returns a TokenizersBackend instance (the generic fallback for tokenizer classes not in the registry), SGLang silently re-invokes AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained with trust_remote_code=True, overriding the caller's explicit security setting. A model repository containing a malicious tokenizer.py referenced via auto_map in tokenizer_config.json will execute arbitrary Python in the SGLang process during this second call. No log line or warning is emitted. The override affects all current SGLang versions because transformers==5.3.0 is pinned in pyproject.toml. Both tokenizer_mode="auto" and tokenizer_mode="slow" are affected. The exploit is now public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 6.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS: 0.000440000 probability, percentile 0.131090000 (date 2026-05-05)

Problem Types: CWE-74 | CWE-94 | CWE-94 Code Injection | CWE-74 Injection

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary6.3MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNADECLARED6.3MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
3.1[email protected]Secondary5.6MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.1CNADECLARED5.6MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
3.0CNADECLARED5.6MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
2.0[email protected]Secondary5.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
2.0CNADECLARED5.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Sgl-project SGLang affected 0.5.0 Not specified
CNA Sgl-project SGLang affected 0.5.1 Not specified
CNA Sgl-project SGLang affected 0.5.2 Not specified
CNA Sgl-project SGLang affected 0.5.3 Not specified
CNA Sgl-project SGLang affected 0.5.4 Not specified
CNA Sgl-project SGLang affected 0.5.5 Not specified
CNA Sgl-project SGLang affected 0.5.6 Not specified
CNA Sgl-project SGLang affected 0.5.7 Not specified
CNA Sgl-project SGLang affected 0.5.8 Not specified
CNA Sgl-project SGLang affected 0.5.9 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
vuldb.com/submit/799263 [email protected] vuldb.com
vuldb.com/vuln/360817 [email protected] vuldb.com
github.com/gouldnicholas/CVE-2026-7669-PoC [email protected] github.com
vuldb.com/vuln/360817/cti [email protected] vuldb.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Nicholas Gould (en)

CNA: David Rochester (en)

CNA: ngould (VulDB User) (en)

CNA: ngould (VulDB User) (en)

CNA: VulDB CNA Team (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2026-04-07T02:00:00.000ZVulnerability found
CNA2026-04-07T02:00:00.000ZVendor informed
CNA2026-05-02T00:00:00.000ZAdvisory disclosed
CNA2026-05-02T02:00:00.000ZVulDB entry created
CNA2026-05-03T02:00:00.000ZExploit disclosed
CNA2026-05-04T06:26:28.000ZVulDB entry last update
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