Interpretation Conflict Affecting vllm package, versions [0.11.0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PYTHON-VLLM-17372803
  • published18 Jun 2026
  • disclosed17 Jun 2026
  • creditRussell Bryant, KEXNA

Introduced: 17 Jun 2026

NewCVE-2026-12491  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-436  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

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

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Interpretation Conflict in the image processing pipeline. An attacker can cause the model to interpret images differently from human expectations by supplying images with manipulated EXIF orientation or PNG tRNS transparency, potentially leading to misclassification or unintended model behavior.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1