8.7
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-85668
Xinference 3.3.0 Unauthenticated Arbitrary-Path File Read via /v1/models/llm/auto-register
Description

Xinference (affected commit 4a94832, v3.x) contains an unauthenticated arbitrary-path file read vulnerability in the POST /v1/models/llm/auto-register endpoint, which accepts a caller-supplied model_path parameter without authentication or path confinement. The endpoint reads and parses config.json, tokenizer_config.json, and chat_template.jinja files at the supplied path and reflects the parsed content back to the caller, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to probe the server filesystem and extract content of files with those names in any directory.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 4, 2026, 3:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 24, 2026, 8:43 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-85668 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Xinference xinference
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Restrict file access and validate model paths to prevent arbitrary file reads.
  • Apply the fix from affected commit 4a94832.
  • Validate model_path parameter for path confinement.
  • Enforce authentication for sensitive endpoints.
  • Limit file access permissions.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Sep. 04, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/xorbitsai/inference/issues/5176
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-85668', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'poc'}, {'automatable': 'yes'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-09-04T15:20:09.121487Z'}
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Xinference (affected commit 4a94832, v3.x) contains an unauthenticated arbitrary-path file read vulnerability in the POST /v1/models/llm/auto-register endpoint, which accepts a caller-supplied model_path parameter without authentication or path confinement. The endpoint reads and parses config.json, tokenizer_config.json, and chat_template.jinja files at the supplied path and reflects the parsed content back to the caller, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to probe the server filesystem and extract content of files with those names in any directory.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-73
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/85xxx/CVE-2026-85668.json">CVE-2026-85668</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/xorbitsai/inference
    Added Reference https://github.com/xorbitsai/inference/blob/v3.3.0/xinference/model/llm/config_parser.py
    Added Reference https://github.com/xorbitsai/inference/issues/5176
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xinference-3.3.0-unauthenticated-arbitrary-path-file-read-via-v1-models-llm-auto-register
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