# CVE-2025-3677: lm-sys fastchat apply\_delta.py apply\_delta\_low\_cpu\_mem deserialization

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-04-16 · Updated: 2025-04-21

## Affected

- lm-sys fastchat: 0.2.0, 0.2.1, 0.2.2, 0.2.3, 0.2.4, 0.2.5, 0.2.6, 0.2.7, 0.2.8, 0.2.9, 0.2.10, 0.2.11, 0.2.12, 0.2.13, 0.2.14, 0.2.15, 0.2.16, 0.2.17, 0.2.18, 0.2.19, 0.2.20, 0.2.21, 0.2.22, 0.2.23, 0.2.24, 0.2.25, 0.2.26, 0.2.27, 0.2.28, 0.2.29, and 7 more

## Description

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in lm-sys fastchat up to 0.2.36. This vulnerability affects the function split_files/apply_delta_low_cpu_mem of the file fastchat/model/apply_delta.py. The manipulation leads to deserialization. An attack has to be approached locally.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on lm-sys fastchat, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.304966
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.304966
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.552755
- https://github.com/lm-sys/FastChat/issues/3713

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