Description
vLLM Mooncake connector through 0.29.0 fails to properly manage GPU KV cache block ownership when concurrent child requests share a single transfer ID in prefill/decode disaggregated deployments. Attackers can trigger GPU memory exhaustion by submitting completion requests with multiple prompts, causing orphaned KV cache blocks to accumulate until process restart and eventually preventing legitimate requests from executing.
Published: 2026-09-21
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:15:00 +0000

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Description vLLM Mooncake connector through 0.29.0 fails to properly manage GPU KV cache block ownership when concurrent child requests share a single transfer ID in prefill/decode disaggregated deployments. Attackers can trigger GPU memory exhaustion by submitting completion requests with multiple prompts, causing orphaned KV cache blocks to accumulate until process restart and eventually preventing legitimate requests from executing.
Title vLLM through 0.29.0 GPU KV Cache Leak via Mooncake Transfer ID Collision
First Time appeared Vllm
Vllm vllm
Weaknesses CWE-401
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vllm:vllm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Vllm
Vllm vllm
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-22T12:51:23.062Z

Reserved: 2026-09-21T21:42:30.080Z

Link: CVE-2026-94627

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-22T12:51:18.153Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-21T22:17:01.740

Modified: 2026-09-22T13:17:12.560

Link: CVE-2026-94627

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-22T03:30:17Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-401

    Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime