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GHSA-4r2x-xpjr-7cvv: vLLM has RCE In Video Processing

OSV AI package advisories · observation · Feb 2, 2026 · UTC

## Summary **A chain of vulnerabilities in vLLM allow Remote Code Execution (RCE):** 1. **Info Leak** - PIL error messages expose memory addresses, bypassing ASLR 2. **Heap Overflow** - JPEG2000 decoder in OpenCV/FFmpeg has a heap overflow that lets us hijack code execution **Result:** Send a malicious video URL to vLLM Completions or Invocations **for a video model** -> Execute arbitrary commands on the server Completely default vLLM instance directly from pip, or docker, does not have authentication so "None" privileges are required, but even with non-default api-key enabled configuration th

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recordType
vulnerability
status
active
evidenceStatus
reported
region
Global

Evidence & attribution

First collected: 2026-09-20T22:31:48.298Z. This is not the publication date.