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CVE-2026-90878: vLLM Jinja Template Rendering Resource Consumption Vulnerability

vLLM

vLLM contains a resource consumption vulnerability via Jinja template rendering in chat completion endpoints. Crafted chat_template arguments can be utilized remotely to consume server resources.

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CVSS
4.3
EPSS
0.01 · top 55% · 2026-11-13
EPSS scores by FIRST
fix status
Fix status unknown
first report
15 Sep 2026
last update
15 Sep 2026
CVE ids
CVE-2026-90878other records

Timeline · 1

  1. 15 Sep 2026CVE-2026-90878: A vulnerability was determined in vllm-project vLLM up to 0.27.1.

Sources · 1

Advisories and databases

  1. 2026-09-15
    CVE-2026-90878: A vulnerability was determined in vllm-project vLLM up to 0.27.1.
    NVD · nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90878

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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
vllm
dates
happened 15 Sep 2026 · first reported 15 Sep 2026
origin
NVD
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record
confidence 0.95 · created 2026-10-18 10:04Z · updated 2026-10-18 10:04Z

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# CVE-2026-90878: vLLM Jinja Template Rendering Resource Consumption Vulnerability

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/cve-2026-90878-vllm-jinja-template-rendering-resource-consum · AIR-2026-1386 · closed 2026-09-15

- Lane: Patch now
- Severity: 2 (Disclosed vulnerability)
- Fix status: Fix status unknown
- First reported: 2026-09-15
- AI role: Attack on AI
- Products: vLLM
- CVE ids: CVE-2026-90878
- CVSS: 4.3

## Summary

vLLM contains a resource consumption vulnerability via Jinja template rendering in chat completion endpoints. Crafted chat_template arguments can be utilized remotely to consume server resources.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2026-09-15: CVE-2026-90878: A vulnerability was determined in vllm-project vLLM up to 0.27.1. (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90878)

## Sources

- 2026-09-15 NVD: CVE-2026-90878: A vulnerability was determined in vllm-project vLLM up to 0.27.1. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90878

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