{
 "id": "AIR-2026-0718",
 "slug": "vllm-vulnerable-to-denial-of-service-via-openai-compatible-s",
 "title": "vLLM vulnerable to denial of service via OpenAI-compatible serving path",
 "summary": "An improper resource shutdown vulnerability exists in vLLM affecting the OpenAI-compatible serving path. The issue enables remote attackers to trigger a denial of service.",
 "type": "attack_on_ai",
 "categories": [
  "infra_vuln"
 ],
 "severity": 2,
 "targets": [
  "framework_or_tooling"
 ],
 "products": [
  "vllm"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2026-05-26",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2026-05-26",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-98f3-hwg4-4rf7",
   "publisher": "GitHub Advisory Database",
   "title": "CVE-2026-9540: vllm has Improper Resource Shutdown or Release ",
   "published_at": "2026-05-26"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9540",
   "publisher": "NVD",
   "title": "CVE-2026-9540: A vulnerability was identified in vllm-project vllm 0.19.0.",
   "published_at": "2026-05-26"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 2,
 "confidence": 0.95,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_ghsa",
 "tags": [
  "CVE-2026-9540",
  "dos"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T07:00:14.101Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T10:04:21.885Z"
}