vLLM from 0.18.0 before 0.31.0 contains a resource exhaustion vulnerability that allows API clients to bypass the video/jpeg frame-count cap by overriding num_frames through media_io_kwargs. Attackers can set num_frames to -1 with a large inline video so VideoMediaIO.load_base64 decodes every frame, exhausting memory and crashing the API frontend.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
vllm-project vllm unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0.18.0 affected < 0.31.0
0.31.0 unaffected —

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References
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https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/advisories/GHSA-4m6g-h9mv-wqjc cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vllm-0.18.0-before-0.31.0-memory-exhaustion-via-media-io-kwargs-num-frames-override cve-icon cve-icon
History

Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:45:00 +0000

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Description vLLM from 0.18.0 before 0.31.0 contains a resource exhaustion vulnerability that allows API clients to bypass the video/jpeg frame-count cap by overriding num_frames through media_io_kwargs. Attackers can set num_frames to -1 with a large inline video so VideoMediaIO.load_base64 decodes every frame, exhausting memory and crashing the API frontend.
Title vLLM 0.18.0 before 0.31.0 Memory Exhaustion via media_io_kwargs num_frames Override
First Time appeared Vllm
Vllm vllm
Weaknesses CWE-770
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vllm:vllm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Vllm
Vllm vllm
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-25T13:20:18.520Z

Reserved: 2026-10-25T12:26:13.487Z

Link: CVE-2026-116179

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-25T14:16:57.620

Modified: 2026-10-25T14:16:57.620

Link: CVE-2026-116179

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