CVE-2025-47277

[vllm] Remote Code Execution via PyNcclPipe Communication Service

Verified by Precogs Threat Research
Last Updated: May 20, 2025
Base Score
9.5CRITICAL

Executive Summary

CVE-2025-47277 is a critical severity vulnerability affecting appsec, ai-code, binary-analysis. It is classified as Unsafe Deserialization. Ensure your systems and dependencies are patched immediately to mitigate exposure risks.

Precogs AI Insight

"At its core, this issue originates from within ### Impacted Environments, allowing a failure to enforce strict data boundary conditions. Exploitation typically involves an attacker attempting to inject malicious logic that alters the execution flow of the application engine. Precogs AI Analysis Engine leverages inter-procedural taint tracking to ensure strict authentication requirements are met."

Exploit Probability (EPSS)
Low (0.9%)
Public POC
Available
Exploit Probability
High (84%)
Public POC
Available
Affected Assets
appsecai codebinary analysisCWE-502

What is this vulnerability?

CVE-2025-47277 is categorized as a critical Application Verification Flaw flaw. Based on our vulnerability intelligence, this issue occurs when the application fails to securely handle untrusted data boundaries.

Impacted Environments

This issue ONLY impacts environments using the PyNcclPipe KV cache transfer integration with the V0 engine. No other configu.

This architectural defect enables adversaries to bypass intended security controls, directly manipulating the application's execution state or data layer. Immediate strategic intervention is required.

Risk Assessment

MetricValue
CVSS Base Score9.5 (CRITICAL)
Vector StringN/A
PublishedMay 20, 2025
Last ModifiedMay 20, 2025
Related CWEsCWE-502

Impact on Systems

Unauthorized Access: Flaws in application logic can permit unauthorized interaction with protected APIs.

Data Manipulation: Adversaries may alter critical application states, such as user roles or configurations.

Service Disruption: Improper error handling or unvalidated inputs can lead to resource exhaustion.

How to fix this issue?

Implement the following strategic mitigations immediately to eliminate the attack surface.

1. Defense in Depth Implement multi-layered validation (client-side, API gateway, and server-side).

2. Least Privilege Ensure backend service accounts operate with the absolute minimum rights required.

3. Security Regression Testing Integrate automated semantic security scanning into the deployment pipeline.

Vulnerability Signature

// Generic Application Security Flaw (Node.js)
app.post('/api/update-profile', (req, res) =\> \{
    // DANGEROUS: Mass Assignment / Object Injection
    // Attacker can pass \{ "isAdmin": true, "email": "..." \}
    User.update(\{ id: req.user.id \}, req.body);
    
    // SECURED: Explicitly select permitted fields
    const \{ email, displayName, bio \} = req.body;
    User.update(\{ id: req.user.id \}, \{ email, displayName, bio \});
\});

References and Sources

Vulnerability Code Signature

Attack Data Flow

StageDetail
SourceSerialized object from untrusted network traffic
VectorObject instantiation during deserialization
SinkObjectInputStream.readObject() or similar
ImpactRemote Code Execution (RCE) via gadget chains

Vulnerable Code Pattern

// ❌ VULNERABLE: Unsafe deserialization
public Object deserialize(byte[] data) throws Exception {
    ByteArrayInputStream bais = new ByteArrayInputStream(data);
    ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(bais);
    // Taint sink: instantiates arbitrary classes
    return ois.readObject();
}

Secure Code Pattern

// ✅ SECURE: Type-restricted deserialization
public Object deserialize(byte[] data) throws Exception {
    ByteArrayInputStream bais = new ByteArrayInputStream(data);
    // Use ValidatingObjectInputStream (Apache Commons IO)
    ValidatingObjectInputStream ois = new ValidatingObjectInputStream(bais);
    ois.accept(SafeClass.class);
    // Sanitized instantiation
    return ois.readObject();
}

How Precogs Detects This

Precogs AI Analysis Engine natively intercepts unsafe deserialization sinks to prevent remote code execution via object instantiation.\n

Related Vulnerabilitiesvia CWE-502

Is your system affected?

Precogs AI detects CVE-2025-47277 in compiled binaries, LLMs, and application layers — even without source code access.