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CVE-2025-23266

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2025-07-17
  • Fixed in25.3.2
  • WeaknessCWE-426

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2025-07-1720:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

OSV
NVIDIA/gpu-operator
BranchAffectedFixed in
25.3< 25.3.225.3.2
NVIDIA/k8s-device-plugin
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.17< 0.17.30.17.3
NVIDIA/mig-parted
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.12< 0.12.20.12.2

1 more product in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As nvidia, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • NVIDIA Container Toolkitother versions: not affected

    platforms: Linux, Windows, MacOS

    Affected
    • = NVIDIA Container Toolkit All versions up to and including 1.17.7 (CDI mode only for versions prior to 1.17.5)no fix stated
    • = NVIDIA GPU Operator All versions up to and including 25.3.0 (CDI mode only for versions prior to 25.3.0)no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2025-07-17

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • govulncheck-vulndbSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6all versions · fixed in 0.0.20251023T162509-150000.1.110.1
  • govulncheck-vulndbopenSUSE:Tumbleweedall versions · fixed in 0.0.20251023T162509-1.1
  • govulncheck-vulndbopenSUSE:Leap 16.0all versions · fixed in 0.0.20260723T184607-160000.1.1
  • govulncheck-vulndbopenSUSE:Leap 15.6all versions · fixed in 0.0.20251023T162509-150000.1.110.1
  • nvidia-container-toolkitWolfiall versions · fixed in 1.17.8-r0
  • nvidia-container-toolkitSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5all versions · fixed in 1.18.0-150200.5.17.1
  • nvidia-container-toolkitSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4all versions · fixed in 1.18.0-150200.5.17.1
  • nvidia-container-toolkitSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3all versions · fixed in 1.18.0-150200.5.17.1

19 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2025-23266 Red Hat Product Security42 products fixed · 1 known affected

    nvidia-container-toolkit: Privilege Escalation via Hook Initialization in NVIDIA Container Toolkit

    toolbox.src as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5

  • RHSA-2025:13674 Red Hat Product Security25 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: toolbox security update

  • RHSA-2025:13673 Red Hat Product Security17 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: toolbox security update

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update NVIDIA/gpu-operator to 25.3.2
  2. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2025:13674 · 25 productsFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  3. Workaround from the vendor Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2025:13674 · 25 productsNo mitigation is currently available that meets Red Hat Product Security’s standards for usability, deployment, applicability, or stability.
  4. No fix available, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2025-23266 · 1 productAffected

Detection

read 2026-11-01 01:02 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2025-07-17
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Deferred
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-vmg3-7v43-9g23

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-23266?

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.

Is CVE-2025-23266 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2025-23266 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.3% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-23266?

CVE-2025-23266 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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