Resource exhaustion in Vllm-Project Vllm

CVE-2026-92220

A vulnerability was found in vllm-project vLLM 0.26.0/0.27.0. Affected is the function MoRIIOConnectorScheduler.request_finished/MoRIIOConnectorWorker.get_finished/MoRIIOWrapper._handle_release_message of the file vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/moriio/moriio_connector.py of the component MoRIIO Acknowledgement Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument request_id/kv_transfer_params results in resource consumption. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The project was informed of the problem early through a pull request but has not reacted yet.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-92220?
CVE-2026-92220 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vllm-Project Vllm, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2026-92220?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.