CVE-2026-93436 (GCVE-0-2026-93436)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-17 22:15 – Updated: 2026-09-22 01:59
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
vLLM through 0.29.0 Memory Exhaustion via Rejected Requests
Summary
vLLM through 0.29.0 fails to properly clean up decode-side metadata for rejected inference requests in prefill/decode disaggregated deployments. Remote attackers can submit requests with max_tokens=0 to exhaust decode-worker memory without bound until the worker restarts.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-22 01:58 UTC
CWE
- CWE-401 - Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/55677 | issue-trackingpatch |
| https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/blob/v0.29.0… | technical-description |
| https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vllm-through… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vllm-project | vllm |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 0.29.0
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:vllm:vllm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Date Public
2026-09-07 00:00
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