CVE-2025-23298 (GCVE-0-2025-23298)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-13 17:28 – Updated: 2025-08-13 18:05
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Summary
NVIDIA Merlin Transformers4Rec for all platforms contains a vulnerability in a python dependency, where an attacker could cause a code injection issue. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, information disclosure, and data tampering.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
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NVIDIA NVIDIA Merlin Transformers4Rec Affected: All versions that do not include code commit b7eaea5
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