A security flaw has been discovered in vllm-project vLLM up to 0.29.0. The affected element is the function TiktokenTokenizer::new of the file rust/src/text/src/backend/hf/mod.rs of the component tiktoken vocab File Handler. The manipulation results in denial of service. The attack is only possible with local access. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.
https://vuldb.com/vuln/403267/cti
https://vuldb.com/submit/918762
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90713
https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/51135
https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/issues/50954
https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/
https://gist.github.com/Yunzez/4b08ec3568a8cbfb120062e2558382b8
Published: 2026-09-14
Updated: 2026-09-14
Base Score: 1.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Severity: Low
Base Score: 3.3
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Severity: Low
Base Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: Medium