CVE-2026-78148

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-24. a secondary CVSS source baseline 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
5.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A vulnerability was determined in ggml-org llama.cpp bec4772f6. This affects the function rpc_server::graph_compute of the file ggml/src/ggml-rpc/ggml-rpc.cpp of the component ggml-RPC Server. Executing a manipulation can lead to null pointer dereference. The attack may be launched remotely. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.

CVSS v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(high)
EG Risk
39(Track)
EG Risk 39/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity53% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
43%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 23, 2026

Last Modified

August 24, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 23, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet. Sources: github_pr.
generic

GitHub - ggml-org/llama.cpp: LLM inference in C/C++ · GitHub

https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/
github_pr

rpc : reject invalid top-level graph nodes in graph_compute

Upstream fix in progress (PR #25670 · ggml-org/llama.cpp, state=open)

https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/pull/25670
generic🟡 PoC Available

Remote unauthenticated NULL-pointer dereference in ggml-rpc graph_compute() via a node id of 0 (ggml_graph_plan/ggml_is_empty) · Issue #25299 · ggml-org/llama.cpp · GitHub

https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/issues/25299

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-78148(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 25× in last 7d / 25× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-29 17:36 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-29 17:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-28 17:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-27 18:16 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-27 18:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-26 17:49 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-26 17:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-26 14:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-25 17:48 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-25 17:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-24 18:24 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-24 18:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-24 18:02 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-24 18:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-24 16:46 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-24 16:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-24 00:35 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-24 00:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-23 23:21 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-23 23:20 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-78148?
CVE-2026-78148 is a medium vulnerability published on August 23, 2026. A vulnerability was determined in ggml-org llama.cpp bec4772f6. This affects the function rpcserver::graphcompute of the file ggml/src/ggml-rpc/ggml-rpc.cpp of the component ggml-RPC Server. Executing a manipulation can lead to null pointer dereference. The attack may be launched remotely. The pull…
When was CVE-2026-78148 disclosed?
CVE-2026-78148 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 23, 2026, with the most recent update on August 24, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-78148 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-78148 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 57.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-78148?
CVE-2026-78148 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-78148?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-78148, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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