CVE-2026-65093

NVIDIA OpenShell for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause a sandbox escape. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, and information disclosure.

CVSS v3 9.9 CRITICAL

9.9^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5872	Patch
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65093	US Government Resource
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-65093	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:openshell:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-25 21:17

Updated : 2026-09-01 18:51

NVD link : CVE-2026-65093

Mitre link : CVE-2026-65093

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-65093

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

nvidia

openshell

CWE

CWE-427

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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