Code Injection in vllm (CVE-2026-22807)
Summary
Code injection in vllm (CVE-2026-22807). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Exploitable via auto_map. Mitigation: upgrade to 0.14.0 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Summary
vLLM loads Hugging Face auto_map dynamic modules during model resolution without gating on trust_remote_code, allowing attacker-controlled Python code in a model repo/path to execute at server startup.
Impact
An attacker who can influence the model repo/path (local directory or remote Hugging Face repo) can achieve arbitrary code execution on the vLLM host during model load.
This happens before any request handling and does not require API access.
Affected Versions
All versions where vllm/model_executor/models/registry.py resolves auto_map entries with try_get_class_from_dynamic_module without checking trust_remote_code (at least current main).
Details
During model resolution, vLLM unconditionally iterates auto_map entries from the model config and calls try_get_class_from_dynamic_module, which delegates to Transformers’ get_class_from_dynamic_module and executes the module code.
This occurs even when trust_remote_code is false, allowing a malicious model repo to embed code in a referenced module and have it executed during initialization.
Relevant code
vllm/model_executor/models/registry.py:856— auto_map resolutionvllm/transformers_utils/dynamic_module.py:13— delegates toget_class_from_dynamic_module, which executes code
Fixes
Credits
Reported by bugbunny.ai
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
Auto-generated summary
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-22807 has been found in vllm.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like auto_map over the network to misuse the product.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 8.8/10.
What to do: upgrade vllm to 0.14.0 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "vllm CVE-2026-22807" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-22807 (vllm) — CWE-94 / CVSS v3 8.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Attack surface: auto_map / trust_remote_code / try_get_class_from_dynamic_module / main
Patched: 0.14.0 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Arbitrary code execution (CWE-94) exists in vllm. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via auto_map without authentication.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of vllm. Attack surface: auto_map / trust_remote_code / try_get_class_from_dynamic_module / main.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to 0.14.0.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'vllm' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'vllm' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
vllmを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade vllm to 0.14.0ステージング環境で 0.14.0 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
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