CVE-2025-23266: GO-2025-3992 - NVIDIA Container Toolkit for all platforms contains an Untrusted Search Path in github.com/NVIDIA/gpu-operator

CVE-2025-23266 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2025-10-23

NVIDIA Container Toolkit for all platforms contains an Untrusted Search Path in github.com/NVIDIA/gpu-operator

Technologies: github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit (Go). Vendors: Go.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-23266 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-23266 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-23266?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 23 October 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
github.com/NVIDIA/gpu-operator (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=25.3.2; github.com/NVIDIA/k8s-device-plugin (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.17.3; github.com/NVIDIA/mig-parted (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.12.2; github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.17.8.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-23266?
Yes. github.com/NVIDIA/gpu-operator (Go): upgrade to 25.3.2 or later; github.com/NVIDIA/k8s-device-plugin (Go): upgrade to 0.17.3 or later; github.com/NVIDIA/mig-parted (Go): upgrade to 0.12.2 or later; github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit (Go): upgrade to 1.17.8 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-23266?
Check whether you run github.com/NVIDIA/gpu-operator (Go), github.com/NVIDIA/k8s-device-plugin (Go), github.com/NVIDIA/mig-parted (Go) or one of the others listed at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • github.com/NVIDIA/gpu-operator (Go): upgrade to 25.3.2 or later
    go get github.com/NVIDIA/gpu-operator@v25.3.2
  • github.com/NVIDIA/k8s-device-plugin (Go): upgrade to 0.17.3 or later
    go get github.com/NVIDIA/k8s-device-plugin@v0.17.3
  • github.com/NVIDIA/mig-parted (Go): upgrade to 0.12.2 or later
    go get github.com/NVIDIA/mig-parted@v0.12.2
  • github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit (Go): upgrade to 1.17.8 or later
    go get github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit@v1.17.8

Affected products

  • github.com/NVIDIA/gpu-operator (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=25.3.2
  • github.com/NVIDIA/k8s-device-plugin (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.17.3
  • github.com/NVIDIA/mig-parted (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.12.2
  • github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.17.8

Identifiers

  • CVE-2025-23266
  • GHSA-vmg3-7v43-9g23
  • GO-2025-3992

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