vLLM is an inference and serving engine for large language models (LLMs). Prior to 0.22.0, an assert-based security check in vLLM's activation function loading allows any unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution on the server by publishing a malicious HuggingFace model, when vLLM runs in Python optimized mode (python -O or PYTHONOPTIMIZE=1). This vulnerability is fixed in 0.22.0.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
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Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.5 · vllmNVD modified 2026-10-25 23:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:vllm:vllm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 20
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/commit/b3c7ffcab82c2439726f8cb213800f6f38c023d3 Patch
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/advisories/GHSA-q8gq-377p-jq3r Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://huntr.com/bounties/dcb05b04-e625-41e7-adbc-bbae0cc2d64c Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36005
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36006
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57380
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57387
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57389
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57390
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59138
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59139
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59144
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59151
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61627
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61629
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62335
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62336
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-41523
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2491582
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-41523.json