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vLLM Stop Token ID Boundary Validation Flaw Causes Service Crash

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vLLM versions 0.22.0 through 0.23.0 fail to validate stop_token_ids against vocabulary bounds. Attackers can submit crafted requests that trigger CUDA tensor indexing failures and crash the inference engine.

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CVSS
8.2
EPSS
<0.01 · top 64% · 2026-11-13
EPSS scores by FIRST
fix status
Fix status unknown
first report
26 Sep 2026
last update
26 Sep 2026
CVE ids
CVE-2026-100652other records

Timeline · 1

  1. 26 Sep 2026CVE-2026-100652: vLLM versions 0.22.0 through 0.23.0 fail to validate stop_token_ids against vocabulary bounds in Rust HTTP and gRPC frontends,…

Sources · 1

Advisories and databases

  1. 2026-09-26
    CVE-2026-100652: vLLM versions 0.22.0 through 0.23.0 fail to validate stop_token_ids against vocabulary bounds in Rust HTTP and gRPC frontends,…
    NVD · nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100652

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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-serviceinput-validation
dates
happened 26 Sep 2026 · first reported 26 Sep 2026
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record
confidence 0.95 · created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:33Z

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# vLLM Stop Token ID Boundary Validation Flaw Causes Service Crash

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/vllm-stop-token-id-boundary-validation-flaw-causes-service-c · AIR-2026-0211 · closed 2026-09-26

- Lane: Patch now
- Severity: 2 (Disclosed vulnerability)
- Fix status: Fix status unknown
- First reported: 2026-09-26
- AI role: Attack on AI
- Products: vLLM
- CVE ids: CVE-2026-100652
- CVSS: 8.2

## Summary

vLLM versions 0.22.0 through 0.23.0 fail to validate stop_token_ids against vocabulary bounds. Attackers can submit crafted requests that trigger CUDA tensor indexing failures and crash the inference engine.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2026-09-26: CVE-2026-100652: vLLM versions 0.22.0 through 0.23.0 fail to validate stop_token_ids against vocabulary bounds in Rust HTTP and gRPC frontends,… (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100652)

## Sources

- 2026-09-26 NVD: CVE-2026-100652: vLLM versions 0.22.0 through 0.23.0 fail to validate stop_token_ids against vocabulary bounds in Rust HTTP and gRPC frontends,… https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100652

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

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