Description
SGLang through 0.5.21 contains an unbounded memory allocation vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to exhaust memory by uploading oversized files to /v1/audio/transcriptions. Attackers can send concurrent large multipart uploads, which are fully read into memory before validation, to crash the HTTP/tokenizer worker and deny service.
Published: 2026-10-12
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Sgl-project
Sgl-project sglang
Vendors & Products Sgl-project
Sgl-project sglang

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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Description SGLang through 0.5.21 contains an unbounded memory allocation vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to exhaust memory by uploading oversized files to /v1/audio/transcriptions. Attackers can send concurrent large multipart uploads, which are fully read into memory before validation, to crash the HTTP/tokenizer worker and deny service.
Title SGLang through 0.5.21 Memory Exhaustion DoS via /v1/audio/transcriptions Upload
First Time appeared Lmsys
Lmsys sglang
Weaknesses CWE-770
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:lmsys:sglang:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Lmsys
Lmsys sglang
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-13T16:57:32.583Z

Reserved: 2026-10-12T13:46:26.547Z

Link: CVE-2026-109225

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-13T16:22:20.106Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-12T14:17:11.580

Modified: 2026-10-13T17:17:23.247

Link: CVE-2026-109225

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-12T16:15:07Z

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