SGLang through 0.5.21 contains a decompression amplification vulnerability in load_audio that allows remote attackers to exhaust memory by submitting highly compressed audio decoded without duration or sample limits. Attackers can supply small FLAC-encoded silence files through audio_url or audio_data inputs that expand into massive PCM buffers, exhausting worker memory and CPU for denial of service.

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Lmsys
  • Sglang
Sgl-project
  • Sglang

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/sgl-project/sglang cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/sgl-project/sglang/blob/v0.5.21/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/audio_from_video.py#L128 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/sgl-project/sglang/blob/v0.5.21/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/base_processor.py#L996 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/sgl-project/sglang/blob/v0.5.21/python/sglang/srt/utils/common.py#L1783 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/sgl-project/sglang/blob/v0.5.21/python/sglang/srt/utils/common.py#L1801-L1803 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/sgl-project/sglang/issues/43708 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sglang-through-0.5.21-audio-decompression-amplification-via-load-audio cve-icon cve-icon
History

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:45:00 +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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description SGLang through 0.5.21 contains a decompression amplification vulnerability in load_audio that allows remote attackers to exhaust memory by submitting highly compressed audio decoded without duration or sample limits. Attackers can supply small FLAC-encoded silence files through audio_url or audio_data inputs that expand into massive PCM buffers, exhausting worker memory and CPU for denial of service.
Title SGLang through 0.5.21 Audio Decompression Amplification via load_audio
First Time appeared Lmsys
Lmsys sglang
Weaknesses CWE-409
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: 2026-10-12T14:04:30.674Z

Updated: 2026-10-13T18:24:26.414Z

Reserved: 2026-10-12T13:46:32.638Z

Link: CVE-2026-109226

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-13T18:24:18.667Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-12T14:17:11.747

Modified: 2026-10-13T19:18:13.833

Link: CVE-2026-109226

cve-icon Redhat

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