CVE-2026-22807: vLLM RCE via auto_map Dynamic Module Loading

# CVE-2026-22807: vLLM RCE via auto_map Dynamic Module Loading

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/cve-2026-22807-vllm-rce-via-auto-map-dynamic-module-loading · AIR-2026-0437 · closed 2026-01-21

- Lane: Patch now
- Severity: 2 (Disclosed vulnerability)
- Fix status: Fix status unknown
- First reported: 2026-01-21
- AI role: Attack on AI
- Products: vLLM
- CVE ids: CVE-2026-22807
- CVSS: 8.8

## Summary

vLLM loads Hugging Face auto_map dynamic modules without gating on trust_remote_code, allowing arbitrary code execution at server startup. The vulnerability can be exploited by influencing the model repository path.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2026-01-21: CVE-2026-22807: vLLM is an inference and serving engine for large language models (LLMs). (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22807)
- 2026-01-21: CVE-2026-22807: vLLM affected by RCE via auto_map dynamic module loading during model initialization (https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2pc9-4j83-qjmr)

## Sources

- 2026-01-21 GitHub Advisory Database: CVE-2026-22807: vLLM affected by RCE via auto_map dynamic module loading during model initialization https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2pc9-4j83-qjmr
- 2026-01-21 NVD: CVE-2026-22807: vLLM is an inference and serving engine for large language models (LLMs). https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22807

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