Medium severity · published Sep 26, 2026
CVE-2026-100649
vLLM before 0.29.0 Resource Limit Bypass via Sampler Subclass
5.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
vLLM before 0.29.0 contains a resource-limit bypass vulnerability in PyNvVideoCodec decoder allocation where sampler subclass shadowing allows independent counter increments. Unauthenticated attackers can select different sampler subclasses in video requests to exceed configured decoder limits and exhaust unaccounted GPU memory.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 27% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VL
vllm · vllm-project
before 0.29.0 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100649
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-100649
vendor-advisory
https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/advisories/GHSA-j682-9xp5-rrf3
third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vllm-before-0.29.0-resource-limit-bypass-via-sampler-subclass
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