CVE-2026-103761

Mooncake transfer engine through 0.3.13.post1 Memory Exhaustion via Unbounded Notify Queue

Published Oct 1, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Mooncake transfer engine through 0.3.13.post1 contains a memory exhaustion vulnerability in TransferMetadata::receivePeerNotify that allows unauthenticated attackers to grow process memory without limit. Attackers can repeatedly send notify frames up to 1 MB to the handshake RPC port, filling the uncapped notifys vector until the out-of-memory killer terminates the engine.

Remediation

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History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Kvcache-ai
Kvcache-ai mooncake
Vendors & Products Kvcache-ai
Kvcache-ai mooncake
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Description Mooncake transfer engine through 0.3.13.post1 contains a memory exhaustion vulnerability in TransferMetadata::receivePeerNotify that allows unauthenticated attackers to grow process memory without limit. Attackers can repeatedly send notify frames up to 1 MB to the handshake RPC port, filling the uncapped notifys vector until the out-of-memory killer terminates the engine.
Title Mooncake transfer engine through 0.3.13.post1 Memory Exhaustion via Unbounded Notify Queue
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'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'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Oct 6, 2026, 2:14 AM
Reserved
Oct 1, 2026, 10:39 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 1, 2026, 11:16 PM
Modified
Oct 6, 2026, 3:16 AM