CVE-2025-48956

vLLM API endpoints vulnerable to Denial of Service Attacks

Published Aug 21, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
vLLM is an inference and serving engine for large language models (LLMs). From 0.1.0 to before 0.10.1.1, a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability can be triggered by sending a single HTTP GET request with an extremely large header to an HTTP endpoint. This results in server memory exhaustion, potentially leading to a crash or unresponsiveness. The attack does not require authentication, making it exploitable by any remote user. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.10.1.1.

Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-25446 vllm API endpoints vulnerable to Denial of Service Attacks
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-rxc4-3w6r-4v47 vllm API endpoints vulnerable to Denial of Service Attacks
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Vllm
Vllm vllm
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vllm:vllm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Vllm
Vllm vllm
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Vllm-project
Vllm-project vllm
Vendors & Products Vllm-project
Vllm-project vllm
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description vLLM is an inference and serving engine for large language models (LLMs). From 0.1.0 to before 0.10.1.1, a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability can be triggered by sending a single HTTP GET request with an extremely large header to an HTTP endpoint. This results in server memory exhaustion, potentially leading to a crash or unresponsiveness. The attack does not require authentication, making it exploitable by any remote user. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.10.1.1.
Title vLLM API endpoints vulnerable to Denial of Service Attacks
Weaknesses CWE-400
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 21, 2025, 3:02 PM
Reserved
May 28, 2025, 6:49 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 21, 2025, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:30 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Aug 26, 2025, 2:51 PM