# CVE-2026-90713: vllm-project vLLM tiktoken vocab File mod.rs new denial of service

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-09-14 · Updated: 2026-09-15

## Affected

- vllm-project vLLM: 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 0.10, 0.11, 0.12, 0.13, 0.14, 0.15, 0.16, 0.17, 0.18, 0.19, 0.20, 0.21, 0.22, 0.23, 0.24, 0.25, 0.26, 0.27, 0.28, 0.29.0

## Description

A security flaw has been discovered in vllm-project vLLM up to 0.29.0. The affected element is the function TiktokenTokenizer::new of the file rust/src/text/src/backend/hf/mod.rs of the component tiktoken vocab File Handler. The manipulation results in denial of service. The attack is only possible with local access. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on vllm-project vLLM, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403267
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403267/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90713
- https://vuldb.com/submit/918762
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/issues/50954
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/51135
- https://gist.github.com/Yunzez/4b08ec3568a8cbfb120062e2558382b8
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/

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