diff --git a/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_pipe/mooncake_pipe.py b/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_pipe/mooncake_pipe.py
index 57a2b0393ba4..ec46d4045447 100644
--- a/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_pipe/mooncake_pipe.py
+++ b/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_pipe/mooncake_pipe.py
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 
 import json
 import os
-import pickle
 from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Optional, Union
 
 import torch
 import zmq
+from safetensors.torch import load as safetensors_load
+from safetensors.torch import save as safetensors_save
 
 from vllm.config import KVTransferConfig
 from vllm.distributed.kv_transfer.kv_pipe.base import KVPipeBase
@@ -237,14 +238,13 @@ def tensor_hash(self, tensor: torch.Tensor) -> int:
         return hash(tensor.data_ptr())
 
     def _send_impl(self, tensor: torch.Tensor) -> None:
-        """Implement the tensor sending logic."""
-        value_bytes = pickle.dumps(tensor)
-        self.transfer_engine.send_bytes(value_bytes)
+        """Implement the tensor sending logic using safetensors."""
+        self.transfer_engine.send_bytes(safetensors_save({"tensor": tensor}))
 
     def _recv_impl(self) -> torch.Tensor:
-        """Implement the tensor receiving logic."""
+        """Implement the tensor receiving logic using safetensors."""
         data = self.transfer_engine.recv_bytes()
-        return pickle.loads(data)
+        return safetensors_load(data)["tensor"].to(self.device)
 
     def send_tensor(self, tensor: Optional[torch.Tensor]) -> None:
         """Send tensor to the target process."""