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TI-2026-80197 Aliases CVE-2026-116179GHSA-6vc9-vh4h-cxh4

Resource exhaustion in vLLM lets API clients crash the API frontend

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-770Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-770.

Summary

vLLM from 0.18.0 before 0.31.0 contains a resource exhaustion flaw (CWE-770) in which API clients can bypass the video/jpeg frame-count cap by overriding num_frames through media_io_kwargs. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can submit a large inline video so that every frame is decoded, exhausting memory and crashing the API frontend.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04

Description from the CNA

vLLM from 0.18.0 before 0.31.0 contains a resource exhaustion vulnerability that allows API clients to bypass the video/jpeg frame-count cap by overriding num_frames through media_io_kwargs. Attackers can set num_frames to -1 with a large inline video so VideoMediaIO.load_base64 decodes every frame, exhausting memory and crashing the API frontend.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00321 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial vllm (vllm-project): 0.31.0Red Hat: 5 advisoriesRed Hat: 1 fixed, 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
vllm-projectvllm0.18.0 to before 0.31.00.31.0Patch availableCNA
  • vllm Vendorvllm-project Affected 0.18.0 to before 0.31.0 Fixed in 0.31.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vllm:vllm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.18.0 to before 0.31.0VulnerablevLLM
  • cpe:2.3:a:vllm:vllm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.18.0 to before 0.31.0 Vulnerable ·vLLM

Remediation

Upgrade vllm to 0.31.0 or later. Red Hat fixes Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.5 in RHSA-2026:94738 (CUDA), RHSA-2026:94721 (Gaudi), RHSA-2026:94717 (Spyre), RHSA-2026:94709 (ROCm) and RHSA-2026:94702 (CPU). The sources list no fixed version for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 or Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI), and Red Hat's fix plan for both is none available.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04

  • Fix · CNA vllm (vllm-project) Fixed in 0.31.0

Red Hat 5 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:94738 Released 2026-11-03 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Red Hat AI Inference 3.5.3 (CUDA)
    • Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.5 registry.redhat.io/rhaii/vllm-cuda-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:94721 Released 2026-11-03 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Red Hat AI Inference Tech Preview 3.5.3 (Gaudi)
    • Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.5 registry.redhat.io/rhaii/vllm-gaudi-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:94717 Released 2026-11-03 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Red Hat AI Inference 3.5.3 (Spyre)
    • Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.5 registry.redhat.io/rhaii/vllm-spyre-rhel9
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2026:94709 Released 2026-11-03 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Red Hat AI Inference 3.5.3 (ROCm)
    • Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.5 registry.redhat.io/rhaii/vllm-rocm-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:94702 Released 2026-11-03 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Red Hat AI Inference 3.5.3 (CPU)
    • Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.5 registry.redhat.io/rhaii/vllm-cpu-rhel9

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    vllm-project vllm 0.31.0

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-80198 vLLM denial of service lets a client crash the shared enginePriority LOW 36
    Show all 2 records →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat AI Inference ServerAffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.5Fixed RHSA-2026:94702, RHSA-2026:94709, RHSA-2026:94717, RHSA-2026:94721, RHSA-2026:94738
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-25 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-116179
  2. 2026-10-25 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  3. 2026-10-25 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-26 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-26 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  6. 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-6vc9-vh4h-cxh4
  7. 2026-11-04 Fix available: RHSA-2026:94717 · Red Hat
  8. 2026-11-04 Fix available: RHSA-2026:94709 · Red Hat
  9. 2026-11-04 Fix available: RHSA-2026:94738 · Red Hat
  10. 2026-11-04 Fix available: RHSA-2026:94702 · Red Hat
  11. 2026-11-04 Fix available: RHSA-2026:94721 · Red Hat
  12. 2026-11-04 Fix available: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.5 · Red Hat

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2024-10229 Remote Code Execution in vllm-project/vllm CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-08404 Remote Code Execution in vllm-project/vllm CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-36017 vLLM: OpenAI auth bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-63056 vLLM before 0.28.0 Denial of Service via negative token ID CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-04308 Hardcoded trust_remote_code=True in vllm-project/vllm Bypasses User Security Control CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-39137 vLLM: Remote DoS in vLLM via Invalid Recovered Token Reinjection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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