CVE-2026-48746: vllm · HTTP Request/Response Smuggling
Affects vllmSource CVE Database V5
Public exploit available · CVSS 9.1 Critical : upgrade to 0.22.0 as a priority.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 66% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public or traded
- Automatable
- Attackers can reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Limited control over the software or limited information exposure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-06-23.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 0.22.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 22 Jun 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: evidence found.
CISA SSVC: proof of concept public
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
Timeline
CVE ID reserved
by GitHub, Inc.
, 31 days before disclosure
CVE published
on cve.org
, t = 0
CISA SSVC assessment
proof of concept public
, 16 hours after disclosure
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA SSVC, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade vllm to 0.22.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| vllm-projectvllm | Affected
| Fixed in
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Description
vLLM is an inference and serving engine for large language models (LLMs). From 0.3.0 until 0.22.0, a vulnerability in ASGI web servers and starlette's trust on those web servers enables an authentication bypass of the OpenAI API AuthenticationMiddleware. It allows to use the API without providing the configured VLLM_API_KEY or --api-key. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.22.0.
References
- github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/advisories/GHSA-94f4-hr76-p5j6 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/43426 (opens in a new tab)
- x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2026-002-starlette (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-48746 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2491581 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-48746.json (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61627 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36005 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61629 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36006 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30089 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30088 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42132 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42142 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43038 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42644 (opens in a new tab)