CVE-2026-78684 (GCVE-0-2026-78684)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-25 11:33 – Updated: 2026-08-31 17:22
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
vLLM before 0.27.0 Denial of Service via DeepStream Backend
Summary
vLLM before 0.27.0 fails to properly classify DeepStream as a GPU backend and omits pixel-limit enforcement in its decode path. Unauthenticated attackers can activate DeepStream at request time to initialize the process-wide GPU decode pool and submit video that bypasses resource controls, causing partial denial of service for concurrent requests.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-27 15:08 UTC
CWE
- CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/adv… | vendor-advisory |
| https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/commit/e23b1… | patch |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vllm-before-… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| vllm-project | vllm |
Affected:
0 , < 0.27.0
(semver)
Unaffected: 0.27.0 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:vllm:vllm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Date Public
2026-08-11 00:00
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