← Back to CVEs

CVE-2025-23266

CRITICAL

9.0

Description

NVIDIA Container Toolkit for all platforms contains a vulnerability in some hooks used to initialize the container, where an attacker could execute arbitrary code with elevated permissions. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to escalation of privileges, data tampering, information disclosure, and denial of service.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.0

SeverityCRITICAL

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorADJACENT_NETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published7/17/2025

Last Modified8/16/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-426

References

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5659(psirt@nvidia.com)

https://kidbomb.github.io/posts/nvidia-container-escape-cve-2025-23266-part-2/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://kidbomb.github.io/posts/nvidia-container-escape-cve-2025-23266/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44818412(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.wiz.io/blog/nvidia-ai-vulnerability-cve-2025-23266-nvidiascape(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.