CVE-2026-94625

vLLM through 0.29.0 Resource Exhaustion via Ownerless Mooncake Transfer Placeholders

6.9 MediumFix available

vLLM through 0.29.0 contains a resource exhaustion vulnerability in MooncakeConnector where rejected prefill requests create ownerless transfer placeholders that are never reclaimed. Attackers can send rejected requests to exhaust sender task pools, causing valid requests to be delayed by up to 480 seconds while health checks continue returning success.

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: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.52%Up 0.2 points since Sep 22, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.9

vLLM through 0.29.0 Resource Exhaustion via Ownerless Mooncake Transfer Placeholders

Record: CVE-2026-94625
CVSS 4.0: 6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness: CWE-772
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-84219 6.9

Record: EUVD-2026-84219
CVSS 4.0: 6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9p52-m77h-4wq5 6.9

vLLM through 0.29.0 contains a resource exhaustion vulnerability in MooncakeConnector where...

Record: GHSA-9p52-m77h-4wq5
CVSS 4.0: 6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness: CWE-772
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.9

Record: CVE-2026-94625
CVSS 4.0: 6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness: CWE-772
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.9

vLLM through 0.29.0 Resource Exhaustion via Ownerless Mooncake Transfer Placeholders

Record: CVE-2026-94625
CVSS 4.0: 6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-772
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVPYSEC-2026-4007 6.9

Record: PYSEC-2026-4007
CVSS 4.0: 6.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`vllm` PyPI	before 0.30.0, plus listed versions 0.0.10.1.00.1.10.1.20.1.3 Show 45 moreShow less 0.1.40.1.50.1.60.1.70.10.00.10.10.10.1.10.10.20.11.00.11.10.11.20.12.00.13.00.14.00.14.10.15.00.15.10.16.00.17.00.17.10.18.00.18.10.19.00.19.10.2.00.2.10.2.1.post10.2.20.2.30.2.40.2.50.2.60.2.70.20.00.20.10.20.20.21.00.22.00.22.10.23.00.24.00.25.00.25.10.26.00.27.0	0.30.0

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-94625 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Vllm, published September 21, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. Fixed in vllm 0.30.0.

References

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