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title: "CVE-2026-65178: NVIDIA NeMo - Code Injection"
description: "NVIDIA NeMo contains a code injection vulnerability caused by unsafe parameter injection via a maliciously crafted model_config.yaml in the dataset-loading workflow, letting attackers execute code, tamper data, cause denial of service, and disclose information, exploit requires crafted model_config.yaml."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-65178/
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# CVE-2026-65178 NVIDIA NeMo - Code Injection

NVIDIA NeMo contains a code injection vulnerability caused by unsafe parameter injection via a maliciously crafted model\_config.yaml in the dataset-loading workflow, letting attackers execute code, tamper data, cause denial of service, and disclose information, exploit requires crafted model\_config.yaml.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.39% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65178)

## Details

Type

Code Injection

Impact

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

CVSS vector

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

Published

22 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-502](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/502.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version.

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-2026-65178](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65178)
- [https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5885](https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5885)
- [https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-65178](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-65178)

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## What this record can't tell you

- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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