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CVE-2026-90713
vllm-project vLLM tiktoken vocab File mod.rs new denial of service
AV AC AT PR UI VC VI VA CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L N L N N N L 1.9 .0016 4.5 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
vLLM 0.1 – —
TIMELINE
Sep 13 Reserved by VulDB
Sep 14 Published (CNA: VulDB)
Sep 15 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-90713 (vllm-project vLLM). Public exploit reference added.
Description
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.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| September 13, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by VulDB |
| September 14, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: VulDB) |
| September 15, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-90713 (vllm-project vLLM). Public exploit reference added. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| vllm-project | vLLM | — | 0.1 | — |
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