# CVE-2026-116177: vLLM 0.10.2 before 0.25.0 DoS via Nemotron-VL Processor Decompression-Bomb Guard Bypass

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-109438, GHSA-P9GM-63QH-X2PQ, GHSA-MM38-5G96-7J6X, PYSEC-2026-4352
- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.25.0
- Published: 2026-10-25 · Updated: 2026-10-29

## Affected

- vllm-project vllm: from 0.10.2, fixed in 0.25.0
- vllm (PyPI): from 0.10.2, fixed in 0.25.0

## Description

vLLM from 0.10.2 before 0.25.0 contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to exhaust memory because the Nemotron-VL processors globally set Image.MAX_IMAGE_PIXELS to None. Attackers can submit a pathological decompression-bomb image to /v1/chat/completions to OOM-kill the worker and deny service to co-tenants.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on vllm-project vllm, vllm, upgrade to a fixed version (0.25.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/advisories/GHSA-mm38-5g96-7j6x
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vllm-0.10.2-before-0.25.0-dos-via-nemotron-vl-processor-decompression-bomb-guard-bypass

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