Critical severity9.1GHSA Advisory· Published Jun 22, 2026· Updated Sep 1, 2026
CVE-2026-48746
CVE-2026-48746
Description
vLLM is an inference and serving engine for large language models (LLMs). From 0.3.0 until 0.22.0, a vulnerability in ASGI web servers and starlette's trust on those web servers enables an authentication bypass of the OpenAI API AuthenticationMiddleware. It allows to use the API without providing the configured VLLM_API_KEY or --api-key. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.22.0.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
vllmPyPI | >= 0.3.0, < 0.22.0 | 0.22.0 |
Affected products
12- osv-coords10 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/py3.10-vllm-cuda-12.4pkg:apk/chainguard/py3.10-vllm-cuda-12.9pkg:apk/chainguard/py3.10-vllm-cuda-13.0pkg:apk/chainguard/py3.12-vllm-cuda-12.4pkg:apk/chainguard/py3.12-vllm-cuda-12.9pkg:apk/chainguard/py3.12-vllm-cuda-13.0pkg:apk/chainguard/py3.13-vllm-cuda-12.9pkg:apk/chainguard/py3.13-vllm-cuda-13.0pkg:apk/chainguard/tritonserver-backend-vllm-cuda-13.0pkg:apk/chainguard/vllm-openai-cuda-12.9
< 0.18.1-r4+ 9 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.18.1-r4
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.1-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.20.2-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.18.1-r4
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.1-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.20.2-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.1-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.20.2-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 25.11-r10
- (no CPE)range: < 0.28.0-r0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
19- github.com/advisories/GHSA-94f4-hr76-p5j6ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/advisories/GHSA-94f4-hr76-p5j6nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48746ghsaADVISORY
- x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2026-002-starlettenvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30088nvdWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30089nvdWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36005nvdWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36006nvdWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42132nvdWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42142nvdWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42644nvdWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43038nvdWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61627nvdWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61629nvdWEB
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-48746nvdWEB
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/vllm/PYSEC-2026-226.yamlghsaWEB
- github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/43426nvdIssue TrackingWEB
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-48746.jsonnvdWEB
News mentions
2- ⚡ Weekly Recap: Browser Bugs, EDR Killers, TV Botnet, OpenBSD Flaw, Android Trojan, and MoreThe Hacker News · Jun 22, 2026
- vLLM: Six CVEs Disclosed in 21 Hours — Critical Auth Bypass, Code Execution, and GPU Memory LeaksVypr Intelligence · Jun 17, 2026