Low
osv
·
GHSA-7972-pg2x-xr59
vLLM has Hardcoded Trust Override in Model Files Enables RCE Despite Explicit User Opt-Out
Published Mar 27, 2026
CVSS 3.1
### Summary
Two model implementation files hardcode `trust_remote_code=True` when loading sub-components, bypassing the user's explicit `--trust-remote-code=False` security opt-out. This enables remote code execution via malicious model
repositories even when the user has explicitly disabled remote code trust.
### Details
**Affected files (latest main branch):**
1. `vllm/model_executor/models/nemotron_vl.py:430`
```python
vision_model = AutoModel.from_config(config.vision_config, trust_remote_code=True)
```
2. vllm/model_executor/models/kimi_k25.py:177
```python
cached_get_image_processor(self.ctx.model_config.model, trust_remote_code=True)
```
Both pass a hardcoded trust_remote_code=True to HuggingFace API calls, overriding the user's global --trust-remote-code=False setting.
Relation to prior CVEs:
- CVE-2025-66448 fixed auto_map resolution in vllm/transformers_utils/config.py (config loading path)
- CVE-2026-22807 fixed broader auto_map at startup
- Both fixes are present in the current code. These hardcoded instances in model files survived both patches — different code paths.
### Impact
Remote code execution. An attacker can craft a malicious model repository that executes arbitrary Python code when loaded by vLLM, even when the user has explicitly set --trust-remote-code=False. This undermines the security guarantee
that trust_remote_code=False is intended to provide.
Remediation: Replace hardcoded trust_remote_code=True with self.config.model_config.trust_remote_code in both files. Raise a clear error if the model component requires remote code but the user hasn't opted in.
Affected AI Products
vllm