CVE-2026-90713
Description
A security flaw has been discovered in vllm-project vLLM up to 0.29.0. The affected element is the function TiktokenTokenizer::new of the file rust/src/text/src/backend/hf/mod.rs of the component tiktoken vocab File Handler. The manipulation results in denial of service. The attack is only possible with local access. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
References
- https://gist.github.com/Yunzez/4b08ec3568a8cbfb120062e2558382b8
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/issues/50954
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/51135
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90713
- https://vuldb.com/submit/918762
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403267
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403267/cti
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-90713.html
CWEs
CWE-404
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.