CVE-2026-100648

vllm before 0.29.0 fails to enforce VLLM_MAX_AUDIO_CLIP_FILESIZE_MB limit in multimodal chat audio decoding, allowing unauthenticated clients to bypass file size restrictions. Attackers can submit oversized audio files through chat endpoints to consume excessive memory and CPU resources during decoding.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/advisories/GHSA-jcq2-4gch-5qhf	Vendor Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vllm-before-0.29.0-uncontrolled-resource-consumption-via-audio-decoding	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:vllm:vllm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

06 Oct 2026, 19:40

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Vllm vllm Vllm
References	~~() https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/advisories/GHSA-jcq2-4gch-5qhf -~~	() https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/advisories/GHSA-jcq2-4gch-5qhf - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vllm-before-0.29.0-uncontrolled-resource-consumption-via-audio-decoding -~~	() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vllm-before-0.29.0-uncontrolled-resource-consumption-via-audio-decoding - Third Party Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:vllm:vllm::::::::

26 Sep 2026, 14:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-26 14:16

Updated : 2026-10-06 19:40

NVD link : CVE-2026-100648

Mitre link : CVE-2026-100648

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-100648

JSON object : View

Products Affected

vllm

vllm

CWE

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

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