AI Threat Alert
CVE-2026-93436
HIGHvLLM through 0.29.0 fails to properly clean up decode-side metadata for rejected inference requests in prefill/decode disaggregated deployments. Remote attackers can submit requests with max_tokens=0 to exhaust decode-worker memory without bound until the worker...
Full CISO analysis pending enrichment.
How severe is it?
What is the attack surface?
What should I do?
No patch available
Monitor for updates. Consider compensating controls or temporary mitigations.
Which compliance frameworks are affected?
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2026-93436?
vLLM through 0.29.0 fails to properly clean up decode-side metadata for rejected inference requests in prefill/decode disaggregated deployments. Remote attackers can submit requests with max_tokens=0 to exhaust decode-worker memory without bound until the worker restarts.
Is CVE-2026-93436 actively exploited?
No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2026-93436 has been reported, but organizations should still patch proactively.
How to fix CVE-2026-93436?
No patch is currently available. Monitor vendor advisories for updates.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-93436?
CVE-2026-93436 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH). The EPSS exploitation probability is 0.54%.
What are the technical details?
Original Advisory
vLLM through 0.29.0 fails to properly clean up decode-side metadata for rejected inference requests in prefill/decode disaggregated deployments. Remote attackers can submit requests with max_tokens=0 to exhaust decode-worker memory without bound until the worker restarts.
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Primary
CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime: The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.
- [Implementation] Choose a language or tool that provides automatic memory management, or makes manual memory management less error-prone. For example, glibc in Linux provides protection against free of invalid pointers. When using Xcode to target OS X or iOS, enable automatic reference counting (ARC) [REF-391]. To help correctly and consistently manage memory when programming in C++, consider using a smart pointer class such as std::auto_ptr (defined by ISO/IEC ISO/IEC 14882:2003), std::shared_ptr and std::unique_ptr (specified by an upcoming revision of the C++ standard, informally referred to as C++ 1x), or equivalent solutions such as Boost.
- [Architecture and Design] Use an abstraction library to abstract away risky APIs. Not a complete solution.
Source: MITRE CWE corpus.
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H