CVE-2026-55514: vLLM denial of service via prompt embeds on M-RoPE models
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Sending a pure prompt embeds payload in a /v1/completions request with a model using M-RoPE causes the EngineCore to fail an assertion and fatally crash, shutting down the entire server application.
Any remote user who is authorized to make a /v1/completions endpoint can trivially make such a request and induce a crash.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-33cg-gxv8-3p8g
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/vllm/PYSEC-2026-2303.yaml
- github.com/vllm-project/vllm/commit/470229c37efaf69c86e8bc97482b0b1ff7551c65
- github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/45252
- github.com/vllm-project/vllm/releases/tag/v0.24.0
- github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/advisories/GHSA-33cg-gxv8-3p8g
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55514
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