{"id":"CVE-2026-116177","title":"vLLM 0.10.2 before 0.25.0 DoS via Nemotron-VL Processor Decompression-Bomb Guard Bypass","summary":"vLLM from 0.10.2 before 0.25.0 contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to exhaust memory because the Nemotron-VL processors globally set Image.MAX_IMAGE_PIXELS to None. Attackers …","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-400","CWE-409"],"vendor":"vllm-project","product":"vllm","affected":["vllm >= 0.10.2 < 0.25.0"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-10-29T19:58:01.694639Z"},"published":"2026-10-25","updated":"2026-10-29","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-29T19:58:12.636Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116177","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/advisories/GHSA-mm38-5g96-7j6x","label":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-mm38-5g96-7j6x)"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vllm-0.10.2-before-0.25.0-dos-via-nemotron-vl-processor-decompression-bomb-guard-bypass","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: vLLM 0.10.2 before 0.25.0 DoS via Nemotron-VL Processor Decompression-Bomb Guard Bypass"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-116177.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-116177"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2560435"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116177"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116177"}],"tags":["cve.org","osv","pip","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"epss":0.00291,"epssPercentile":0.21674,"aliases":["PYSEC-2026-4352","GHSA-mm38-5g96-7j6x"],"ecosystem":"pip","patched":["vllm 0.25.0"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-25T22:08:29.946Z","slug":"CVE-2026-116177","body":"## Overview\n\nvLLM from 0.10.2 before 0.25.0 contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to exhaust memory because the Nemotron-VL processors globally set Image.MAX_IMAGE_PIXELS to None. Attackers can submit a pathological decompression-bomb image to /v1/chat/completions to OOM-kill the worker and deny service to co-tenants.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `vllm >= 0.10.2 < 0.25.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Package advisory (CVE-2026-116177)\n\nAffected packages:\n\n- `vllm >= 0.10.2, < 0.25.0`\n\nPatched in:\n\n- `vllm 0.25.0`\n\nSource: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2026-4352\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Red Hat AI Inference Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3, Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) · no fix planned: Red Hat AI Inference Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3, Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) · updated 2026-10-26 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-116177.json)","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}