HTTP Request Smuggling Affecting vllm package, versions [0.3.0, 0.22.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.86% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PYTHON-VLLM-17353938
  • published17 Jun 2026
  • disclosed16 Jun 2026
  • creditx41j

Introduced: 16 Jun 2026

NewCVE-2026-48746  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-444  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade vllm to version 0.22.0 or higher.

Overview

vllm is an A high-throughput and memory-efficient inference and serving engine for LLMs

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to HTTP Request Smuggling via improper validation of the Host header in the request scope. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to API endpoints by manipulating the Host header to control the reconstructed URL path, thereby bypassing authentication checks.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1