# CVE-2026-94625: vLLM through 0.29.0 Resource Exhaustion via Ownerless Mooncake Transfer Placeholders

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-4007
- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.30.0
- Published: 2026-09-21 · Updated: 2026-09-23

## Affected

- vllm-project vllm: through 0.29.0
- vllm (PyPI): fixed in 0.30.0

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on vllm-project vllm, vllm, upgrade to a fixed version (0.30.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/51236
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/blob/v0.29.0/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/mooncake/mooncake_connector.py#L1234-L1242
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vllm-through-0.29.0-resource-exhaustion-via-ownerless-mooncake-transfer-placeholders

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