CVE-2026-90878 json
vllm-project vLLM Jinja Template Rendering completions resource consumption
published 2026-09-15 55 d ago modified 2026-09-15 55 d ago also EUVD-2026-78268
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability was determined in vllm-project vLLM up to 0.27.1. This affects an unknown part of the file /v1/chat/completions of the component Jinja Template Rendering. This manipulation of the argument chat_template causes resource consumption. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.
Patch / fix
- github.com/vllm-project/vllm#52163 pull request
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-90878 updated cvss 4.3
vllm: vLLM: Denial of Service via Jinja Template Rendering
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Red Hat AI Inference Server rhaii/vllm-cpu-rhel9, rhaii/vllm-tpu-rhel9, rhaii/vllm-cuda-rhel9, rhaii/vllm-rocm-rhel9, rhaiis/vllm-cpu-rhel9, rhaiis/vllm-tpu-rhel9, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 rhelai3/bootc-cuda-rhel9, rhelai3/bootc-rocm-rhel9, rhelai3/bootc-gaudi-rhel9, rhelai3/bootc-aws-cuda-rhel9, rhelai3/bootc-gcp-cuda-rhel9, rhelai3/bootc-azure-cuda-rhel9, +1 more Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) rhoai/odh-vllm-gaudi-rhel9, rhoai/odh-kserve-agent-rhel9, rhoai/odh-kserve-router-rhel9, rhoai/odh-llm-d-kv-cache-rhel9, rhoai/odh-kserve-controller-rhel9, rhoai/odh-th-torch-cuda-py312-rhel9, +1 moreaffected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 55 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/issues/52025 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R |
| CNA | 3.0 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R |
| CNA | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR |
| CNA | 4.0 | 2.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| CNA | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- vllm-project vLLM
Classification
References
-
github.com
/vllm-project/vllm/pull/52163
issue-tracking, patch
-
github.com
/vllm-project/vllm/issues/52025
exploit, issue-tracking
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vuldb.com
/vuln/403472
vdb-entry, technical-description
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vuldb.com
/vuln/403472/cti
signature, permissions-required
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vuldb.com
/cve/CVE-2026-90878
third-party-advisory
-
vuldb.com
/submit/927901
third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/vllm-project/vllm/
product
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-90878
- NVD CVE-2026-90878
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