# CVE-2026-90713

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-90713
- **Severity:** MEDIUM
- **CVSS Score:** 4.8 (CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P)
- **CWE:** CWE-404
- **Published:** Sep 14, 2026
- **Last Modified:** Sep 15, 2026

## Description

A security flaw has been discovered in vllm-project vLLM up to 0.29.0. The affected element is the function TiktokenTokenizer::new of the file rust/src/text/src/backend/hf/mod.rs of the component tiktoken vocab File Handler. The manipulation results in denial of service. The attack is only possible with local access. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.

## Affected Products

- vllm-project — vLLM (0.1)
- vllm-project — vLLM (0.2)
- vllm-project — vLLM (0.3)
- vllm-project — vLLM (0.4)
- vllm-project — vLLM (0.5)
- vllm-project — vLLM (0.6)
- vllm-project — vLLM (0.7)
- vllm-project — vLLM (0.8)
- vllm-project — vLLM (0.9)
- vllm-project — vLLM (0.10)
- vllm-project — vLLM (0.11)
- vllm-project — vLLM (0.12)
- vllm-project — vLLM (0.13)
- vllm-project — vLLM (0.14)
- vllm-project — vLLM (0.15)
- vllm-project — vLLM (0.16)
- vllm-project — vLLM (0.17)
- vllm-project — vLLM (0.18)
- vllm-project — vLLM (0.19)
- vllm-project — vLLM (0.20)
- vllm-project — vLLM (0.21)
- vllm-project — vLLM (0.22)
- vllm-project — vLLM (0.23)
- vllm-project — vLLM (0.24)
- vllm-project — vLLM (0.25)
- vllm-project — vLLM (0.26)
- vllm-project — vLLM (0.27)
- vllm-project — vLLM (0.28)
- vllm-project — vLLM (0.29.0)

## References

- [CNA](https://vuldb.com/vuln/403267)
- [CNA](https://vuldb.com/vuln/403267/cti)
- [CNA](https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90713)
- [CNA](https://vuldb.com/submit/918762)
- [CNA](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/issues/50954)
- [CNA](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/51135)
- [CNA](https://gist.github.com/Yunzez/4b08ec3568a8cbfb120062e2558382b8)
- [CNA](https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.15%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 4.8

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-17._