Vulnerability Description
vLLM is a high-throughput and memory-efficient inference and serving engine for LLMs. Versions starting from 0.5.2 and prior to 0.8.5 are vulnerable to denial of service and data exposure via ZeroMQ on multi-node vLLM deployment. In a multi-node vLLM deployment, vLLM uses ZeroMQ for some multi-node communication purposes. The primary vLLM host opens an XPUB ZeroMQ socket and binds it to ALL interfaces. While the socket is always opened for a multi-node deployment, it is only used when doing tensor parallelism across multiple hosts. Any client with network access to this host can connect to this XPUB socket unless its port is blocked by a firewall. Once connected, these arbitrary clients will receive all of the same data broadcasted to all of the secondary vLLM hosts. This data is internal vLLM state information that is not useful to an attacker. By potentially connecting to this socket many times and not reading data published to them, an attacker can also cause a denial of service by slowing down or potentially blocking the publisher. This issue has been patched in version 0.8.5.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vllm | Vllm | >= 0.5.2, < 0.8.5 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/commit/a0304dc504c85f421d38ef47c64f83046a13Patch
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/6183Issue TrackingPatch
- https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/security/advisories/GHSA-9f8f-2vmf-885jExploitVendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2025-30202?
CVE-2025-30202 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). vLLM is a high-throughput and memory-efficient inference and serving engine for LLMs. Versions starting from 0.5.2 and prior to 0.8.5 are vulnerable to denial of service and data exposure via ZeroMQ o...
How severe is CVE-2025-30202?
CVE-2025-30202 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2025-30202?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Vllm Vllm.