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):
vllm/model_executor/models/nemotron_vl.py:430
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.
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.
| Score | Percentile |
|---|---|
| 0.03% | 9.37% |
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | 3.1 | — |
|
| Type | Value |
|---|---|
| GHSA | GHSA-7972-pg2x-xr59 ↗ |
| CVE | CVE-2026-27893 ↗ |
| CWE id | Name |
|---|---|
| CWE-693 | Protection Mechanism Failure |
Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | First patched | Vulnerable functions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pip | vllm | >= 0.10.1, < 0.18.0 | 0.18.0 | — |