CVE-2026-94625

vLLM through 0.29.0 Resource Exhaustion via Ownerless Mooncake Transfer Placeholders

Published Sep 21, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
vLLM through 0.29.0 contains a resource exhaustion vulnerability in MooncakeConnector where rejected prefill requests create ownerless transfer placeholders that are never reclaimed. Attackers can send rejected requests to exhaust sender task pools, causing valid requests to be delayed by up to 480 seconds while health checks continue returning success.

Remediation

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History
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Metrics ssvc

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

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Description vLLM through 0.29.0 contains a resource exhaustion vulnerability in MooncakeConnector where rejected prefill requests create ownerless transfer placeholders that are never reclaimed. Attackers can send rejected requests to exhaust sender task pools, causing valid requests to be delayed by up to 480 seconds while health checks continue returning success.
Title vLLM through 0.29.0 Resource Exhaustion via Ownerless Mooncake Transfer Placeholders
First Time appeared Vllm
Vllm vllm
Weaknesses CWE-772
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vllm:vllm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Vllm
Vllm vllm
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Sep 23, 2026, 3:09 PM
Reserved
Sep 21, 2026, 9:42 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 21, 2026, 10:17 PM
Modified
Sep 29, 2026, 12:47 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 21, 2026, 10:04 PM