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CVE-2026-116172 Details

Description

vLLM from 0.22.0 before 0.24.0 contains an improper input validation vulnerability in the Rust gRPC converter that allows remote attackers to bypass max_logprobs limits via CandidateTokens.top_n. Attackers can send Generate or GenerateStream requests with oversized or integer-wrapping top_n values to trigger torch.topk failures that terminate EngineCore.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.9 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/advisories/GHSA-rwfw-xvg3-3937	[email protected]	MitigationVendor Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vllm-0.22.0-before-0.24.0-dos-via-rust-grpc-candidatetokens-top-n	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
vllm vllm	>= 0.22.0, < 0.24.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:vllm:vllm:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

3 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Nov 4, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Oct 28, 2026	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 25, 2026	New CVE Received	[email protected]