SGLang through 0.5.20 in prefill/decode disaggregation mode fails to validate duplicate bootstrap_room fields in /generate requests with Mooncake KV transfer backend. Unauthenticated attackers can send concurrent requests with identical bootstrap_room values to crash scheduler processes or hang other users' requests until transfer timeout.
https://github.com/sgl-project/sglang/issues/40125
https://github.com/sgl-project/sglang/blob/v0.5.20/python/sglang/srt/managers/io_struct.py#L281
https://github.com/sgl-project/sglang/blob/v0.5.20/python/sglang/srt/disaggregation/decode.py#L942
Published: 2026-09-29
Updated: 2026-09-29
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity: High
Base Score: 8.7
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00582