vLLM through 0.29.0 fetches and fully materializes remote or inline media before enforcing its documented media controls (the VLLM_MAX_AUDIO_CLIP_FILESIZE_MB compressed-audio size cap, default 25 MB, and the per-modality --limit-mm-per-prompt item limits). Across four ingress paths — the shared media-acquisition layer (HTTPConnection.get_bytes()/async_get_bytes()), the chat completions audio_url/base64 path, the batch speech runner, and the Rust frontend POST /tokenize route — the server reads the entire HTTP response body, base64-decodes the inline payload, or spawns one fetch/decode task per media part, and only then applies the limit (or, on some paths, never applies it). A remote attacker can therefore cause the API server or batch-runner process to allocate memory and consume outbound bandwidth proportional to an attacker-chosen body size or media item count before the request is rejected, resulting in pre-inference memory and bandwidth exhaustion (denial of service). The chat and batch surfaces require an API key when one is configured; the Rust frontend /tokenize route is unauthenticated by design. There is no code execution or data disclosure impact.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/commit/752a3a504485790a2e8491cacbb35c137339ad34 | Patch |
| https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/advisories/GHSA-p6g9-7v3x-m8mv | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vllm-before-0.29.0-resource-exhaustion-via-unbounded-media-materialization | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/advisories/GHSA-p6g9-7v3x-m8mv | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
06 Oct 2026, 19:32
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:vllm:vllm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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| References | () https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/commit/752a3a504485790a2e8491cacbb35c137339ad34 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/advisories/GHSA-p6g9-7v3x-m8mv - Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vllm-before-0.29.0-resource-exhaustion-via-unbounded-media-materialization - Third Party Advisory |
30 Sep 2026, 15:22
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| References | () https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/advisories/GHSA-p6g9-7v3x-m8mv - |
26 Sep 2026, 14:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-09-26 14:16
Updated : 2026-10-06 19:32
NVD link : CVE-2026-100650
Mitre link : CVE-2026-100650
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-100650
JSON object : View
Products Affected
vllm
- vllm
CWE
CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption