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Medium 6.5Published Oct 5, 2026

CVE-2026-105756vLLM: Loose `cache_salt` validation lets a single request kill EngineCore on LMCache-MP deployments — uncaught downstream `ValueError` denial of service

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It affects vllm-project vllm and 1 other product. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

vLLM is an inference and serving engine for large language models. Prior to 0.30.0, OpenAI-compatible request models accept a non-empty cache_salt value without enforcing the character and length restrictions required by the IPCCacheServerKey consumer in LMCache-MP. On deployments using the LMCache-MP connector, a salt that contains a forbidden character or exceeds the permitted length can raise an uncaught ValueError during scheduler cache lookup, causing EngineCore to terminate and denying service to all concurrent users. This issue is fixed in version 0.30.0.

CVSS
6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20, CWE-248
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
GitHub_M
NVD analysis
Analyzed
Record last updated
Oct 6, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
vllm-project vllm
vllm_project:vllm (from the name)
before 0.30.0
CNA record
vllm vllm
vllm:vllm
before 0.30.0
NVD

References

  • x-refsource-confirm, mitigation, vendor-advisory
  • x-refsource-misc, issue-tracking, patch
  • x-refsource-misc, patch
  • x-refsource-misc, release-notes

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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