{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "range": [
                  {
                    "introduced": "0"
                  },
                  {
                    "fixed": "0.31.0"
                  }
                ],
                "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD",
                "strategy": "StandardRange"
              }
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "db9527a46873454610df6dbedf79a36d6bf1a7f6"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "GHSA-4xqp-c3mv-qff7"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "VulnCheck",
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-248"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/114xxx/CVE-2026-114051.json"
  },
  "details": "vLLM before 0.31.0 skips the min_tokens \u003c= max_tokens check for /inference/v1/generate requests with a null max_tokens, so the EngineCore input thread later dies on an uncaught VLLMValidationError while /health still returns 200. Unauthenticated remote attackers can send one request with an oversized min_tokens to hang all subsequent generation requests until manual restart.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-114051",
  "modified": "2026-10-21T10:30:27.441825396Z",
  "published": "2026-10-21T00:36:28.373Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/114xxx/CVE-2026-114051.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/advisories/GHSA-4xqp-c3mv-qff7"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114051"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vllm-before-0.31.0-denial-of-service-via-min-tokens-in-inference-v1-generate"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.9.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "vLLM before 0.31.0 Denial of Service via min_tokens in /inference/v1/generate"
}