CVE-2026-109229
SGLang through 0.5.21 Decompression Bomb DoS via NanoNemotronVLImageProcessor
Description
SGLang through 0.5.21 contains a denial of service vulnerability that disables Pillow decompression bomb protection process-wide by setting Image.MAX_IMAGE_PIXELS to None in NanoNemotronVLImageProcessor. Remote attackers can submit small, highly compressed images with huge dimensions to the generic image loader, exhausting worker memory during decoding.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 12, 2026, 2:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 12, 2026, 2:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update SGLang to a version that fixes this issue.
- Review Pillow decompression bomb protection settings.
- Limit image dimensions and compression ratios.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 12, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description SGLang through 0.5.21 contains a denial of service vulnerability that disables Pillow decompression bomb protection process-wide by setting Image.MAX_IMAGE_PIXELS to None in NanoNemotronVLImageProcessor. Remote attackers can submit small, highly compressed images with huge dimensions to the generic image loader, exhausting worker memory during decoding. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-409 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/109xxx/CVE-2026-109229.json">CVE-2026-109229</a> Added Reference https://github.com/sgl-project/sglang Added Reference https://github.com/sgl-project/sglang/blob/v0.5.21/python/sglang/srt/multimodal/processors/nano_nemotron_vl.py#L82 Added Reference https://github.com/sgl-project/sglang/blob/v0.5.21/python/sglang/srt/utils/common.py#L1952-L1961 Added Reference https://github.com/sgl-project/sglang/issues/43707 Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sglang-through-0.5.21-decompression-bomb-dos-via-nanonemotronvlimageprocessor