Medium severity · published Oct 26, 2026
CVE-2026-115918
vLLM: Responses API bypasses trust_request_chat_template for chat_template_kwargs
New
6.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
vLLM is an inference and serving engine for large language models. From 0.16.0 until 0.32.0, the /v1/responses endpoint allows an authenticated caller to place an attacker-controlled template in chat_template_kwargs[chat_template] when no server template is configured. ChatParams.get_apply_chat_template_kwargs() preserves that value without enforcing trust_request_chat_template, so the request can bypass the intended trust policy and cause CPU or memory exhaustion through Jinja rendering. This issue is fixed in version 0.32.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 25% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VL
vllm · vllm-project
>= 0.16.0, < 0.32.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115918
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-115918
github.com
https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/commit/cff08b461e086523cee8bba5bd3c66d302625134
github.com
https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/50300
github.com
https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/releases/tag/v0.32.0
github.com
https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/advisories/GHSA-x567-49g5-p4cf
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