vLLM has Hardcoded Trust Override in Model Files Enables RCE Despite Explicit User Opt-Out
Summary
Two model implementation files hardcode trust_remote_code=True when loading sub-components, bypassing the user's explicit --trust-remote-code=False security opt-out. This enables remote code execution via malicious model
repositories even when the user has explicitly disabled remote code trust.
Details
Affected files (latest main branch):
vllm/model_executor/models/nemotron_vl.py:430
vision_model = AutoModel.from_config(config.vision_config, trust_remote_code=True)
- vllm/model_executor/models/kimi_k25.py:177
cached_get_image_processor(self.ctx.model_config.model, trust_remote_code=True)
Both pass a hardcoded trust_remote_code=True to HuggingFace API calls, overriding the user's global --trust-remote-code=False setting.
Relation to prior CVEs:
- CVE-2025-66448 fixed auto_map resolution in vllm/transformers_utils/config.py (config loading path)
- CVE-2026-22807 fixed broader auto_map at startup
- Both fixes are present in the current code. These hardcoded instances in model files survived both patches — different code paths.
Impact
Remote code execution. An attacker can craft a malicious model repository that executes arbitrary Python code when loaded by vLLM, even when the user has explicitly set --trust-remote-code=False. This undermines the security guarantee that trust_remote_code=False is intended to provide.
Remediation: Replace hardcoded trust_remote_code=True with self.config.model_config.trust_remote_code in both files. Raise a clear error if the model component requires remote code but the user hasn't opted in.
Software afectado
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| Plataforma | Paquete | Versiones vulnerables | Corregida en |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | vllm | >= 0.10.1, < 0.18.0 | 0.18.0 |
Referencias
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-27893
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-27893.json
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10140
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10141
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19712
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19724
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19725
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24977
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37275
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8746
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8747
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8748
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/advisories/GHSA-7972-pg2x-xr59
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2452055
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/36192
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/commit/00bd08edeee5dd4d4c13277c0114a464011acf72
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27893
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/vllm/PYSEC-2026-2297.yaml
- Vector CVSS
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Debilidad (CWE)
CWE-693- Plataforma
- Python (PyPI)
- Paquete
vllm- Publicada
- 27.03.2026
- Actualizado
- 11.10.2026 15:17
Fuentes y licencias
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-2297 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-7972-pg2x-xr59 - CC BY 4.0
Historial de vulnerabilidades: vllm
Todas las vulnerabilidades publicadas de este paquete (Python (PyPI)), de la más reciente a la más antigua. Muestra si es un fallo aislado o un paquete que hay que vigilar.
- Entradas en total
- 94
- Primera → última
- 09.2024 10.2026
- Sin corrección
- 5
- Explotada en ataques
- 0
Distribución por gravedad
- Crítica 9
- Alta 23
- Media 47
- Baja 4
- Sin evaluar 11
Divulgaciones por año
- 2024: 2
- 2025: 30
- 2026: 62
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