CVE-2026-94622
vLLM versions through 0.29.0 contain a denial of service vulnerability in the NIXL connector's metadata handling for prefill/decode disaggregated deployments. Attackers can send requests with incomplete kv_transfer_params dictionary entries to trigger an uncaught KeyError in EngineCore scheduling, causing the decode engine to terminate and making all routed requests fail until manual restart.
Published:Sep 21, 2026
Last Modified:Sep 22, 2026
EPS:Sep 21, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00446
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
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Vllm
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Vllm
Vllm
Vllm
Exploits
No exploit reference
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Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
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Privileges Required
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User Interaction
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Integrity
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Availability
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