CVE-2026-9540

A vulnerability was identified in vllm-project vllm 0.19.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component OpenAI-compatible Serving Path. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 5.0 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

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/
https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/issues/37343
https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/37594
https://ingero.io/debugging-vllm-latency-minimax-ollama-mcp/
https://vuldb.com/submit/814645
https://vuldb.com/vuln/365601
https://vuldb.com/vuln/365601/cti

Configurations

No configuration.

History

26 May 2026, 14:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-26 14:16

Updated : 2026-05-26 19:54

NVD link : CVE-2026-9540

Mitre link : CVE-2026-9540

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-9540

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-404

Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

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