CVE-2026-116179 (GCVE-0-2026-116179)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-25 13:20 – Updated: 2026-10-26 16:43
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
vLLM 0.18.0 before 0.31.0 Memory Exhaustion via media_io_kwargs num_frames Override
Summary
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-26 15:43 UTC
CWE
- CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/adv… | vendor-advisory |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vllm-0.18.0-… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vllm-project | vllm |
Affected:
0.18.0 , < 0.31.0
(semver)
Unaffected: 0.31.0 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:vllm:vllm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Date Public
2026-10-09 00:00
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