# CVE-2026-116467: ggml-org llama.cpp Mirostat Sampler llama-sampler.cpp assertion

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-110065, GHSA-QH3G-V296-6GHM
- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-10-26 · Updated: 2026-10-26

## Summary

The ggml-org llama.cpp software, an open-source library for running large language models, is affected through its Mirostat sampler component. A remote attacker can trigger an assertion failure in this component, which can crash the program.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- ggml-org llama.cpp: 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7.0

## Description

A security flaw has been discovered in ggml-org llama.cpp up to 0.7.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file src/llama-sampler.cpp of the component Mirostat Sampler. The manipulation results in reachable assertion. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The project was informed of the problem early through a pull request but has not reacted yet.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ggml-org llama.cpp, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/426361
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/426361/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-116467
- https://vuldb.com/submit/1013917
- https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/pull/29992
- https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/

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