CVE-2026-41523

vLLM: Security Check Bypass via assert Statement in Activation Function Loading Allows Arbitrary Code Execution

Published Jun 22, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-q8gq-377p-jq3r vLLM: Security Check Bypass via assert Statement in Activation Function Loading Allows Arbitrary Code Execution
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Vllm-project
Vllm-project vllm
Vendors & Products Vllm-project
Vllm-project vllm
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Description 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.
Title vLLM: Security Check Bypass via assert Statement in Activation Function Loading Allows Arbitrary Code Execution
Weaknesses CWE-617
CWE-94
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

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

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Sep 4, 2026, 12:04 PM
Reserved
Apr 20, 2026, 6:18 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 22, 2026, 11:16 PM
Modified
Oct 25, 2026, 11:10 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jun 22, 2026, 10:18 PM