CVE-2026-93840 vLLM before 0.29.0 Cross-Request Logits Corruption via allowed_token_ids

Medium 6.3 Published Updated

Attackers can corrupt GPU logits state to bypass token allowlists in vLLM, potentially leaking sensitive information or altering model outputs.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-93840?

CVE-2026-93840 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vllm Vllm, published on 18 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

vLLM before 0.29.0 validates allowed_token_ids against tokenizer length instead of model output logits width in SamplingParams._validate_allowed_token_ids(). Attackers can supply token IDs above the output vocabulary that pass validation, causing LogitBiasState to corrupt GPU logits state and allow concurrent requests to sample tokens outside their allowlists.

Weakness: CWE-129

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-93840?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including vllm. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
vllm PyPIAll versions0.29.0

Products include Vllm Vllm.

How do I fix CVE-2026-93840?

Upgrade vllm to 0.29.0 or later.

Is CVE-2026-93840 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-93840 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-97fp-7cr2-23qc, MINI-pfhx-p3m9-gvg6, MINI-v2c4-w3fg-5ggq, MINI-x72g-2x97-8x7q, PYSEC-2026-3998.

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