CVE-2024-8768 HIGH

CVE-2024-8768: Vllm: a completions api request with an empty prompt will crash the vllm api server.

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI)
Weakness CWE-617
Published September 17, 2024
Last update November 20, 2025
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CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A flaw was found in the vLLM library. A completions API request with an empty prompt will crash the vLLM API server, resulting in a denial of service.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 17, 2024 CVE published
November 20, 2025 Record updated