vLLM leaks a heap address when PIL throws an error (vllm-project vllm)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 18.29 % · percentile 97 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
vLLM is an inference and serving engine for large language models (LLMs). From 0.8.3 to before 0.14.1, when an invalid image is sent to vLLM's multimodal endpoint, PIL throws an error. vLLM returns this error to the client, leaking a heap address. With this leak, we reduce ASLR from 4 billion guesses to ~8 guesses. This vulnerability can be chained a heap overflow with JPEG2000 decoder in OpenCV/FFmpeg to achieve remote code execution. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.14.1.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
- CWE-209 — Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
References
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/advisories/GHSA-4r2x-xpjr-7cvv
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/31987
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/32319
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/releases/tag/v0.14.1
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22778
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2436113
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-22778.json
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3461
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3462
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30089
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30088
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30087
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3782
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19712
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3713
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | redhat-SADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-4r2x-xpjr-7cvv — vLLM has RCE In Video Processing
- PYSEC-2026-565 — vLLM has RCE In Video Processing
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-5277
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-22778
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:vllm:vllm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 0.8.3 < 0.14.1
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| vllm-project · vllm | affected >= 0.8.3, < 0.14.1 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |