CVE-2026-93436
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.
Published:Sep 17, 2026
Last Modified:Sep 22, 2026
EPS:Sep 17, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00538
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Vllm
Product
Vllm
Vllm
Vllm
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
