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CVE-2024-8768: vLLM denial of service vulnerability

vLLM

A vulnerability in the vLLM library causes the API server to crash when receiving a completions API request with an empty prompt. This results in a complete denial of service for the inference server.

disclosed CVENo confirmed exploitation, so this record is tracked as a disclosed vulnerability and not counted as an incident. It moves into the counts if CISA or the vendor confirms exploitation. Why

CVSS
8.7
EPSS
0.01 · top 47% · 2026-11-13
EPSS scores by FIRST
fix status
Fix status unknown
first report
17 Sep 2024
last update
17 Sep 2024
CVE ids
CVE-2024-8768other records

Timeline · 2

  1. 17 Sep 2024CVE-2024-8768: vLLM denial of service vulnerability
  2. 17 Sep 2024CVE-2024-8768: A flaw was found in the vLLM library.

Sources · 2

Advisories and databases

  1. 2024-09-17
    CVE-2024-8768: vLLM denial of service vulnerability
    GitHub Advisory Database · github.com/advisories/GHSA-w2r7-9579-27hf
  2. 2024-09-17
    CVE-2024-8768: A flaw was found in the vLLM library.
    NVD · nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8768

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Classification

lane
Patch now
AI role
Attack on AI
categories
Infrastructure vulnerability
severity
2 · Disclosed vulnerability
fix status
Fix status unknown
targets
Framework / tooling
owasp llm top 10
LLM03:2025 Supply Chain
mitre atlas
no technique for these categories
tags
denial-of-servicevllm
dates
happened 17 Sep 2024 · first reported 17 Sep 2024
origin
GitHub Advisory Database
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record
confidence 0.95 · created 2026-10-18 07:00Z · updated 2026-10-18 10:04Z

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# CVE-2024-8768: vLLM denial of service vulnerability

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/cve-2024-8768-vllm-denial-of-service-vulnerability · AIR-2024-0168 · closed 2024-09-17

- Lane: Patch now
- Severity: 2 (Disclosed vulnerability)
- Fix status: Fix status unknown
- First reported: 2024-09-17
- AI role: Attack on AI
- Products: vLLM
- CVE ids: CVE-2024-8768
- CVSS: 8.7

## Summary

A vulnerability in the vLLM library causes the API server to crash when receiving a completions API request with an empty prompt. This results in a complete denial of service for the inference server.

## What to do

No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory.

## Latest updates

- 2024-09-17: CVE-2024-8768: A flaw was found in the vLLM library. (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8768)
- 2024-09-17: CVE-2024-8768: vLLM denial of service vulnerability (https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w2r7-9579-27hf)

## Sources

- 2024-09-17 GitHub Advisory Database: CVE-2024-8768: vLLM denial of service vulnerability https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w2r7-9579-27hf
- 2024-09-17 NVD: CVE-2024-8768: A flaw was found in the vLLM library. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8768

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