CVE-2026-15971
Remote code execution in SGLang dumper allows sandbox escape during inference.
Is CVE-2026-15971 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-15971 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.57% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-15971?
CVE-2026-15971 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-15971?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-15971. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-15971 affect?
CVE-2026-15971 affects SGLang, SGLang dumper subsystem, Inference servers with DUMPER_SERVER_PORT set, Containerized/Kubernetes AI inference services using SGLang. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-15971?
Disable dumper, unset DUMPER_SERVER_PORT, restrict network access, apply vendor patch when released.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote code execution: attackers can escape inference sandbox and run arbitrary code on servers processing inference requests.
Immediate action required
- affected<= v0.5.15
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.