CVE-2026-90555 (GCVE-0-2026-90555)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-12 12:08 – Updated: 2026-09-12 12:08
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
vLLM before 0.28.0 Denial of Service via Audio Header
Summary
vLLM versions before 0.28.0 fail to validate audio sample rate headers in the transcription endpoint, allowing authenticated clients to bypass duration checks. Attackers can submit forged FLAC headers with inflated sample rates to trigger excessive memory allocation and crash the API server process affecting all tenants.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-409 - Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/adv… | vendor-advisory |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vllm-before-… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vllm-project | vLLM |
Affected:
0 , < 0.28.0
(semver)
Unaffected: 0.28.0 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:vllm:vllm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Date Public
2026-08-28 00:00
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