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vLLM: Security Check Bypass via assert Statement in Activation Function Loading Allows Arbitrary Code Execution
vLLM: Security Check Bypass via assert Statement in Activation Function Loading Allows Arbitrary Code Execution
Affected packages
- vllm— before 0.22.0
Exploit signal
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- No
- EPSS score
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- EPSS percentile
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EPSS is the probability a CVE is exploited in the wild; percentile is its rank among all CVEs.
Sources
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/advisories/GHSA-q8gq-377p-jq3r
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41523
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/commit/b3c7ffcab82c2439726f8cb213800f6f38c023d3
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36005
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36006
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57380
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57387
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57389
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57390
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-41523
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2491582
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/vllm/PYSEC-2026-2300.yaml
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm
- https://huntr.com/bounties/dcb05b04-e625-41e7-adbc-bbae0cc2d64c
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-41523.json
Structured record: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-q8gq-377p-jq3r
Recommended response stack
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