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title: "CVE-2026-65162: NVIDIA AIStore - Remote Code Execution & Privilege Escalation & Information Disclosure & Data Tampering & Denial of Service"
description: "NVIDIA AIStore for Linux contains a vulnerability in the legacy ETL Kubernetes PodSpec initialization API where a remote attacker may supply Kubernetes host-namespace and container-security settings, letting remote attackers execute code, escalate privileges, disclose information, tamper data, and cause denial of service, exploit requires access to the vulnerable API."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-65162/
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# CVE-2026-65162 NVIDIA AIStore - Remote Code Execution & Privilege Escalation & Information Disclosure & Data Tampering & Denial of Service

NVIDIA AIStore for Linux contains a vulnerability in the legacy ETL Kubernetes PodSpec initialization API where a remote attacker may supply Kubernetes host-namespace and container-security settings, letting remote attackers execute code, escalate privileges, disclose information, tamper data, and cause denial of service, exploit requires access to the vulnerable API.

CVSS base score 10.0 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

EPSS

0.66% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65162)

## Details

Type

Remote Code Execution

Impact

Remote Code Execution, Privilege Escalation, Information Disclosure, Data Tampering, Denial Of Service

CVSS vector

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

Published

13 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-250](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/250.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version with the vulnerability fixed.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65162](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65162)
- [https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5889](https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5889)
- [https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-65162](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-65162)

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