Xinference vulnerable to remote code execution via unsafe `eval()` in Llama3 tool-call parsing — GHSA-X2RJ-828P-HX9M

Summary

### Summary Xinference used Python's unsafe `eval()` function when parsing Llama3 tool-call output generated by a large language model. Because the model output can be influenced by attacker-controlled prompts sent to the chat completion API, a remote attacker can craft prompts that cause the model to return a Python expression. Xinference then evaluates that expression on the server while post-processing the…

Timeline

Published by source

2026-08-21

Risk context

• Reported severity or threat level: critical.
• Reported CVSS score: 10 out of 10.
• Review exposure for the affected product or family: pip: xinference.

Product

pip: xinference

What to do

General, cautious steps (verify details in the official source):

• Prioritize patching or mitigation immediately (treat as actively risky).
• Identify affected product versions in your inventory and verify whether you are impacted.
• Apply vendor patches/updates or recommended mitigations as soon as available.
• Read the official advisory for exact affected versions and remediation steps.

Official advisory

• Read the official source
• CVE Record
• NVD

Evidence and provenance

Canonical advisory ID

GHSA-X2RJ-828P-HX9M

Source

GitHub

Vendor

GitHub

Published by source

2026-08-21

Last source activity

2026-08-21

Additional identifiers

CVE-2026-61539

Curated by

hlukh.ch

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