Vulnerability in Sgl-Project Sglang
CVE-2026-109229
SGLang through 0.5.21 contains a denial of service vulnerability that disables Pillow decompression bomb protection process-wide by setting Image.MAX_IMAGE_PIXELS to None in NanoNemotronVLImageProcessor. Remote attackers can submit small, highly compressed images with huge dimensions to the generic image loader, exhausting worker memory during decoding.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/sgl-project/sglang (product)
- github.com/sgl-project/sglang/blob/v0.5.21/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/process… (technical-description)
- github.com/sgl-project/sglang/blob/v0.5.21/python/sglang/srt/utils/common.py (technical-description)
- github.com/sgl-project/sglang/issues/43707 (issue-tracking)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sglang-through-0.5.21-decompression-bomb-dos-via-n… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-109229?
- CVE-2026-109229 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sgl-Project Sglang, classified under Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-10-12.
- How severe is CVE-2026-109229?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.