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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.
CWE-404 · CNA: VulDB · CVSS v4.0 · 8 references · NVD status: Deferred

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
DateEventDetail
September 13, 2026ReservedReserved by VulDB
September 14, 2026PublishedPublished (CNA: VulDB)
September 15, 2026EXPLOIT PUBLISHEDEXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-90713 (vllm-project vLLM). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
vllm-projectvLLM—0.1—

Weaknesses

CWE-404

References (8)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-90713 at cve.org

Vendors: vllm-project

Weaknesses: CWE-404

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