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CVE-2025-23266 (GCVE-0-2025-23266)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-17 19:08 – Updated: 2026-02-26 17:50

Summary

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.

Severity

9 (Critical)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path

Assigner

nvidia

References

5 references

URL	Tags
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_…
https://kidbomb.github.io/posts/nvidia-container-…
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44818412
https://www.wiz.io/blog/nvidia-ai-vulnerability-c…
https://kidbomb.github.io/posts/nvidia-container-…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
NVIDIA	Container Toolkit	Affected: NVIDIA Container Toolkit All versions up to and including 1.17.7 (CDI mode only for versions prior to 1.17.5) Affected: NVIDIA GPU Operator All versions up to and including 25.3.0 (CDI mode only for versions prior to 25.3.0)

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WID-SEC-W-2025-1743

Vulnerability from csaf_certbund - Published: 2025-08-06 22:00 - Updated: 2025-08-11 22:00

Summary

Docker Desktop: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Privilegieneskalation

Severity

Hoch

Notes

Das BSI ist als Anbieter für die eigenen, zur Nutzung bereitgestellten Inhalte nach den allgemeinen Gesetzen verantwortlich. Nutzerinnen und Nutzer sind jedoch dafür verantwortlich, die Verwendung und/oder die Umsetzung der mit den Inhalten bereitgestellten Informationen sorgfältig im Einzelfall zu prüfen.

Produktbeschreibung: Docker Desktop ist ein GUI-Tool rund um die Open-Source-Docker-Engine, mit dem sich containerisierte Anwendungen auf einem lokalen Rechner erstellen, teilen und ausführen lassen.

Angriff: Ein Angreifer aus einem angrenzenden Netzwerk kann eine Schwachstelle in dem mit Docker Desktop ausgelieferten NVIDIA Container Toolkit ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.

Betroffene Betriebssysteme: - Linux - UNIX - Windows

CVE-2025-23266

Affected products

Known affected 2 products

Product	Identifier	Version	Remediation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Red Hat	`cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:-`	—
Docker Desktop <4.44 Docker / Desktop		<4.44

References

5 references

URL	Category
https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2…	self
https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvis…	self
https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#4440	external
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:13674	external
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:13673	external

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2025-23266 (GCVE-0-2025-23266)

WID-SEC-W-2025-1743

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