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CVE-2026-116176: vLLM server-side request forgery leads to NCCL unique_id and KV-cache leakage

vLLM

A server-side request forgery vulnerability in vLLM allows API callers to force outbound connections using a crafted X-Request-Id header. Attackers can leak sensitive cache tensors or block prefill workers.

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
8.8
EPSS
<0.01 · top 75% · 2026-11-13
EPSS scores by FIRST
fix status
Fix status unknown
first report
25 Oct 2026
last update
25 Oct 2026
CVE ids
CVE-2026-116176other records

Timeline · 1

  1. 25 Oct 2026CVE-2026-116176: vLLM from 0.9.2 before 0.24.0 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability that allows API callers to force outbound…

Sources · 1

Advisories and databases

  1. 2026-10-25
    CVE-2026-116176: vLLM from 0.9.2 before 0.24.0 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability that allows API callers to force outbound…
    NVD · nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116176

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Classification

lane
Patch now
AI role
Attack on AI
categories
Infrastructure vulnerabilityData leak
severity
2 · Disclosed vulnerability
fix status
Fix status unknown
targets
Framework / tooling
owasp llm top 10
LLM02:2025 Sensitive Information DisclosureLLM03:2025 Supply Chain
mitre atlas
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tags
ssrfvllmdata-leak
dates
happened 25 Oct 2026 · first reported 25 Oct 2026
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confidence 0.95 · created 2026-10-25 16:18Z · updated 2026-10-25 16:18Z

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# CVE-2026-116176: vLLM server-side request forgery leads to NCCL unique_id and KV-cache leakage

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/cve-2026-116176-vllm-server-side-request-forgery-leads-to-nc · AIR-2026-1504 · closed 2026-10-25

- Lane: Patch now
- Severity: 2 (Disclosed vulnerability)
- Fix status: Fix status unknown
- First reported: 2026-10-25
- AI role: Attack on AI
- Products: vLLM
- CVE ids: CVE-2026-116176
- CVSS: 8.8

## Summary

A server-side request forgery vulnerability in vLLM allows API callers to force outbound connections using a crafted X-Request-Id header. Attackers can leak sensitive cache tensors or block prefill workers.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2026-10-25: CVE-2026-116176: vLLM from 0.9.2 before 0.24.0 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability that allows API callers to force outbound… (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116176)

## Sources

- 2026-10-25 NVD: CVE-2026-116176: vLLM from 0.9.2 before 0.24.0 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability that allows API callers to force outbound… https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116176

Verify against the vendor's advisory before changing production. Data CC BY-SA 4.0, https://gcdradar.vercel.app.

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