CVE-2026-126399

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 0.48%

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CVE-2026-126399 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. vLLM from 0.19.0 before 0.31.0 contains a resource exhaustion vulnerability that allows inference clients to bypass the server frame limit by setting media_io_kwargs.video.num_frames in chat completion requests. Attackers can supply num_frames=-1 or a large value with many base64 JPEG frames, forcing VideoMediaIO to decode all frames and np.stack them, causing memory exhaustion.. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

vLLM from 0.19.0 before 0.31.0 contains a resource exhaustion vulnerability that allows inference clients to bypass the server frame limit by setting media_io_kwargs.video.num_frames in chat completion requests. Attackers can supply num_frames=-1 or a large value with many base64 JPEG frames, forcing VideoMediaIO to decode all frames and np.stack them, causing memory exhaustion.

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Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.

VendorProductVersions
vllm-projectvllm>= 0.19.0, < 0.31.0

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Timeline

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Status
Awaiting Analysis

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-126399?
vLLM from 0.19.0 before 0.31.0 contains a resource exhaustion vulnerability that allows inference clients to bypass the server frame limit by setting media_io_kwargs.video.num_frames in chat completion requests. Attackers can supply num_frames=-1 or a large value with many base64 JPEG frames, forcing VideoMediaIO to decode all frames and np.stack them, causing memory exhaustion.
How severe is CVE-2026-126399?
CVE-2026-126399 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2026-126399?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST