CVE-2025-23266
9.0
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 3.3% (pctl 88)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9), but no sign of active exploitation.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.0 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 3.28% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-426 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2025-07-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
References
- https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5659
- https://kidbomb.github.io/posts/nvidia-container-escape-cve-2025-23266-part-2/
- https://kidbomb.github.io/posts/nvidia-container-escape-cve-2025-23266/
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44818412
- https://www.wiz.io/blog/nvidia-ai-vulnerability-cve-2025-23266-nvidiascape
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