CVE-2026-90713: Denial of Service in vllm-project vLLM
A security flaw has been discovered in vllm-project vLLM up to 0.29.0. The affected element is the function TiktokenTokenizer::new of the file rust/src/text/src/backend/hf/mod.rs of the component tiktoken vocab File Handler. The manipulation results in denial of service. The attack is only possible with local access. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.
CVE-2026-90713: Denial of Service in vllm-project vLLM
Description
A security flaw has been discovered in vllm-project vLLM up to 0.29.0. The affected element is the function TiktokenTokenizer::new of the file rust/src/text/src/backend/hf/mod.rs of the component tiktoken vocab File Handler. The manipulation results in denial of service. The attack is only possible with local access. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.
CVSS v4.0
Score 4.8medium
Affected software
vllm-project
vLLM
cpe:2.3:a:vllm-project:vllm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-13T09:40:58.177Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa7e96555bf5e2cf50dee8d
Added to database: 09/14/2026, 12:32:37 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 12:32:37 UTC
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