CVE-2024-8768
Vllm: a completions api request with an empty prompt will crash the vllm api server.
A flaw was found in the vLLM library. A completions API request with an empty prompt will crash the vLLM API server, resulting in a denial of service.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Vllm: a completions api request with an empty prompt will crash the vllm api server.
A flaw was found in the vLLM library. A completions API request with an empty prompt will crash the vLLM API server, resulting in a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2024-8768- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-617
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-2882
A flaw was found in the vLLM library. A completions API request with an empty prompt will crash the vLLM API server, resulting in a denial of service.
- Record
EUVD-2024-2882- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w2r7-9579-27hf
vLLM denial of service vulnerability
A flaw was found in the vLLM library. A completions API request with an empty prompt will crash the vLLM API server, resulting in a denial of service.
- Record
GHSA-w2r7-9579-27hf- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
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 - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-617
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A flaw was found in the vLLM library. A completions API request with an empty prompt will crash the vLLM API server, resulting in a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2024-8768- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-617
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Vllm: a completions api request with an empty prompt will crash the vllm api server.
A flaw was found in the vLLM library. A completions API request with an empty prompt will crash the vLLM API server, resulting in a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2024-8768- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-617
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-w2r7-9579-27hf
vLLM denial of service vulnerability
A flaw was found in the vLLM library. A completions API request with an empty prompt will crash the vLLM API server, resulting in a denial of service.
- Record
GHSA-w2r7-9579-27hf- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
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 - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-617
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-2024
vLLM denial of service vulnerability
A flaw was found in the vLLM library. A completions API request with an empty prompt will crash the vLLM API server, resulting in a denial of service.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-2024- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
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 - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
vllmPyPI | before 0.5.5 | 0.5.5 |
vllmPyPI | before 0.5.5, plus listed versions 0.0.10.1.00.1.10.1.20.1.3 Show 29 moreShow less0.1.40.1.50.1.60.1.70.2.00.2.10.2.1.post10.2.20.2.30.2.40.2.50.2.60.2.70.3.00.3.10.3.20.3.30.4.00.4.0.post10.4.10.4.20.4.30.5.00.5.0.post10.5.10.5.20.5.30.5.3.post10.5.4 | 0.5.5 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-8768 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Ai (rhel Ai), published September 17, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.68%, the 52nd percentile. Fixed in vllm 0.5.5.