A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic , has been found in Ollama . Affected is an unknown function of the component GGUF Quantization . Performing a manipulation results in memory leak. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-5757 . Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.
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VDB-359326 · CVE-2026-5757 · GCVE-0-2026-5757
OLLAMA GGUF QUANTIZATION MEMORY LEAK
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CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score
4.2 $0-$5k 1.94+
Summaryinfo
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Ollama. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component GGUF Quantization. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory leak. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-5757. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.
Detailsinfo
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Ollama (affected version not known). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component GGUF Quantization. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. As an impact it is known to affect availability.
The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-5757. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Productinfo
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Ollama
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CVSSv3info
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv2info
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Exploitinginfo
Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo
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Countermeasuresinfo
Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo
04/24/2026 Advisory disclosed
04/24/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/24/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update
Sourcesinfo
Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2026-5757 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-5757
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-359326
Entryinfo
Created: 04/24/2026 09:07
Changes: 04/24/2026 09:07 (48)
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Cache ID: 99:A79:101
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