highCVSS 7.5NVD status: Modified

CVE-2026-41523

vLLM is an inference and serving engine for large language models (LLMs).

ComponentvLLM
Severityhigh (CVSS 7.5)
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published (NVD)2026-06-22
Last modified2026-09-04
Affected versions
vllm < 0.22.0
Fixed in0.22.0
WeaknessCWE-94CWE-617
CISA KEVnot listed

NVD description

vLLM is an inference and serving engine for large language models (LLMs). Prior to 0.22.0, an assert-based security check in vLLM's activation function loading allows any unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution on the server by publishing a malicious HuggingFace model, when vLLM runs in Python optimized mode (python -O or PYTHONOPTIMIZE=1). This vulnerability is fixed in 0.22.0.

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What to do

  • Upgrade vLLM to 0.22.0 or later.
  • Do not expose the component's API or UI to the internet without authentication in front of it.

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