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CVE-2026-57173 (GCVE-0-2026-57173)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-16 16:34 – Updated: 2026-09-18 18:11

Title

vLLM: Unauthenticated audio decompression-bomb DoS in /v1/chat/completions

Summary

vLLM is an inference and serving engine for large language models. Prior to 0.24.0, the input_audio handling path for /v1/chat/completions calls AudioMediaIO.load_bytes or AudioMediaIO.load_file without passing VLLM_MAX_AUDIO_DECODE_DURATION_S to the shared audio decoder. An unauthenticated client can therefore submit a small compressed audio input that expands into a very large float32 PCM allocation, bypassing the duration guard already used by /v1/audio/transcriptions and causing an out-of-memory worker crash. Inline data URLs reach this path without being bounded by VLLM_AUDIO_FETCH_TIMEOUT. The issue affects deployments serving an audio-capable model, and authentication changes only the deployment-specific reachability. This issue is fixed in version 0.24.0.

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-18 18:11 UTC

CWE

CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Assigner

GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7664 records in the last 180 days details

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/adv…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/45908	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/commit/3d202…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/releases/tag…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
vllm-project	vllm	Affected: < 0.24.0	guessed

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FKIE_CVE-2026-57173

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-16 17:17 - Updated: 2026-10-07 14:24

Severity

6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Summary

References

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security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/releases/tag/v0.24.0	Release Notes
security-advisories@github.com	https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/advisories/GHSA-hcwq-8wjf-3gcr	Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	vllm	vllm	*

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GHSA-HCWQ-8WJF-3GCR

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-16 22:12 – Updated: 2026-09-16 22:12

Summary

vLLM: Unauthenticated audio decompression-bomb DoS in /v1/chat/completions

Details

Summary

The audio decode-duration guard (max_duration_s, env VLLM_MAX_AUDIO_DECODE_DURATION_S, default 600s) that protects against audio decompression-bomb DoS is wired into only the speech-to-text path (/v1/audio/transcriptions). The chat audio path (/v1/chat/completions, input_audio content parts) calls the same decoder with no limit, so an unauthenticated client can submit a few-KB compressed audio file that expands to multiple GB of float32 PCM at decode time, OOM-killing the worker. This is a distinct sibling of CVE-2026-5497 (video frame-count bomb, VideoMediaIO.load_base64) and GHSA-pq5c-rjhq-qp7p (image) in the same media subsystem.

Verified against main at HEAD d78650c (2026-06-16); applicable to the latest release v0.23.0.

Details

The guard rejects long audio during decode (before allocation), implemented in vllm/multimodal/media/audio.py: - load_audio_pyav — metadata reject (~82-98) and live sample-count reject (~129-136) - load_audio_soundfile — frames reject (~165-174)

All are gated on if max_duration_s is not None.

It is passed in exactly one place — the transcription serving layer:

# .../speech_to_text/base/serving.py:~170-174
load_audio(buf, sr=..., max_duration_s=self.max_audio_decode_duration_s)
#   self.max_audio_decode_duration_s = envs.VLLM_MAX_AUDIO_DECODE_DURATION_S  (default 600)

The chat path never threads it:

# vllm/multimodal/media/audio.py:237-238
def load_bytes(self, data: bytes) -> tuple[npt.NDArray, float]:
    return load_audio(BytesIO(data), sr=None)   # no max_duration_s -> every guard above is skipped

Unauthenticated reachability chain (chat): parse_input_audio (chat_utils.py) -> parse_audio -> connector.fetch_audio -> AudioMediaIO._load_data_url -> load_base64 -> load_bytes -> load_audio(..., sr=None). The connector never passes max_duration_s, and inline data: URLs need no HTTP fetch (so VLLM_AUDIO_FETCH_TIMEOUT does not bound them). The OpenAI-compatible server has no auth by default (auth only when --api-key / VLLM_API_KEY is set).

Impact

Unauthenticated remote denial of service (availability) via memory amplification on a default-no-auth endpoint, on any deployment serving an audio-capable model. Same class and impact as the sibling CVE-2026-5497 (video). CWE-770 / CWE-409.

Fix

A fix was introduced in this MR: https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/45908

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 0.23.0"
      },
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    "CVE-2026-57173"
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      "CWE-770"
    ],
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    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-09-16T22:12:17Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-09-16T17:17:24Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "### Summary\nThe audio decode-duration guard (`max_duration_s`, env `VLLM_MAX_AUDIO_DECODE_DURATION_S`, default 600s) that protects against audio decompression-bomb DoS is wired into **only** the speech-to-text path (`/v1/audio/transcriptions`). The **chat** audio path (`/v1/chat/completions`, `input_audio` content parts) calls the same decoder with **no** limit, so an **unauthenticated** client can submit a few-KB compressed audio file that expands to multiple GB of float32 PCM at decode time, OOM-killing the worker. This is a distinct sibling of **CVE-2026-5497** (video frame-count bomb, `VideoMediaIO.load_base64`) and **GHSA-pq5c-rjhq-qp7p** (image) in the same media subsystem.\n\nVerified against `main` at HEAD `d78650c` (2026-06-16); applicable to the latest release v0.23.0.\n\n### Details\nThe guard rejects long audio *during* decode (before allocation), implemented in `vllm/multimodal/media/audio.py`:\n- `load_audio_pyav` \u2014 metadata reject (~82-98) and live sample-count reject (~129-136)\n- `load_audio_soundfile` \u2014 frames reject (~165-174)\n\nAll are gated on `if max_duration_s is not None`.\n\nIt is passed in exactly **one** place \u2014 the transcription serving layer:\n```python\n# .../speech_to_text/base/serving.py:~170-174\nload_audio(buf, sr=..., max_duration_s=self.max_audio_decode_duration_s)\n#   self.max_audio_decode_duration_s = envs.VLLM_MAX_AUDIO_DECODE_DURATION_S  (default 600)\n```\n\nThe chat path never threads it:\n```python\n# vllm/multimodal/media/audio.py:237-238\ndef load_bytes(self, data: bytes) -\u003e tuple[npt.NDArray, float]:\n    return load_audio(BytesIO(data), sr=None)   # no max_duration_s -\u003e every guard above is skipped\n```\n\nUnauthenticated reachability chain (chat):\n`parse_input_audio` (`chat_utils.py`) -\u003e `parse_audio` -\u003e `connector.fetch_audio` -\u003e `AudioMediaIO._load_data_url` -\u003e `load_base64` -\u003e `load_bytes` -\u003e `load_audio(..., sr=None)`. The connector never passes `max_duration_s`, and inline `data:` URLs need no HTTP fetch (so `VLLM_AUDIO_FETCH_TIMEOUT` does not bound them). The OpenAI-compatible server has no auth by default (auth only when `--api-key` / `VLLM_API_KEY` is set).\n\n### Impact\nUnauthenticated remote denial of service (availability) via memory amplification on a default-no-auth endpoint, on any deployment serving an audio-capable model. Same class and impact as the sibling CVE-2026-5497 (video). CWE-770 / CWE-409.\n\n### Fix\nA fix was introduced in this MR: https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/45908",
  "id": "GHSA-hcwq-8wjf-3gcr",
  "modified": "2026-09-16T22:12:18Z",
  "published": "2026-09-16T22:12:17Z",
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/advisories/GHSA-hcwq-8wjf-3gcr"
    },
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57173"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/45908"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/commit/3d20275bb4d434f53055c3c0b645fd8bb072965e"
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/releases/tag/v0.24.0"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "vLLM: Unauthenticated audio decompression-bomb DoS in /v1/chat/completions"
}

PYSEC-2026-4179

Vulnerability from pysec - Published: 2026-10-01 16:38 - Updated: 2026-10-01 17:10

Details

Summary

Verified against main at HEAD d78650c (2026-06-16); applicable to the latest release v0.23.0.

Details

All are gated on if max_duration_s is not None.

It is passed in exactly one place — the transcription serving layer:

# .../speech_to_text/base/serving.py:~170-174
load_audio(buf, sr=..., max_duration_s=self.max_audio_decode_duration_s)
#   self.max_audio_decode_duration_s = envs.VLLM_MAX_AUDIO_DECODE_DURATION_S  (default 600)

The chat path never threads it:

# vllm/multimodal/media/audio.py:237-238
def load_bytes(self, data: bytes) -> tuple[npt.NDArray, float]:
    return load_audio(BytesIO(data), sr=None)   # no max_duration_s -> every guard above is skipped

Impact

Fix

A fix was introduced in this MR: https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/45908

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Impacted products

Name	purl
vllm	pkg:pypi/vllm

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      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "vllm",
        "purl": "pkg:pypi/vllm"
      },
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            {
              "introduced": "0"
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        }
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  "modified": "2026-10-01T17:10:45.836187Z",
  "published": "2026-10-01T16:38:32.289483Z",
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  "summary": "vLLM: Unauthenticated audio decompression-bomb DoS in /v1/chat/completions"
}

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