CVE-2026-65117

NVIDIA Infrastructure Controller for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause use of a hard-coded password. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure.

CVSS v3 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 3.4

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5879	Patch
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65117	US Government Resource
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-65117	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:infra_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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

History

29 Sep 2026, 18:34

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Nvidia infra Controller Linux Linux linux Kernel Nvidia
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:infra_controller::::::::
References	~~() https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5879 -~~	() https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5879 - Patch
References	~~() https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65117 -~~	() https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65117 - US Government Resource
References	~~() https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-65117 -~~	() https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-65117 - Third Party Advisory

22 Sep 2026, 15:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-22 15:17

Updated : 2026-09-29 18:34

NVD link : CVE-2026-65117

Mitre link : CVE-2026-65117

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-65117

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Products Affected

nvidia

infra_controller

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-259

Use of Hard-coded Password

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