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NVIDIA Container Toolkit for all platforms contains an Untrusted Search Path

Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jul 17, 2025 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Oct 23, 2025

Package

gomod github.com/NVIDIA/gpu-operator (Go)

Affected versions

< 25.3.2

Patched versions

25.3.2
gomod github.com/NVIDIA/k8s-device-plugin (Go)
< 0.17.3
0.17.3
gomod github.com/NVIDIA/mig-parted (Go)
< 0.12.2
0.12.2
gomod github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit (Go)
< 1.17.8
1.17.8

Description

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jul 17, 2025
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jul 17, 2025
Reviewed Sep 30, 2025
Last updated Oct 23, 2025

Severity

Critical

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Adjacent
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(20th percentile)

Weaknesses

Untrusted Search Path

The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2025-23266

GHSA ID

GHSA-vmg3-7v43-9g23

Source code

No known source code
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