# CVE-2026-24168: NVIDIA UFM Enterprise command injection in IBDiagnet API

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-24168-nvidia-ufm-enterprise-command-injection-in-ibdiagnet-api  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-08-25. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-24168 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.8 · Published 2026-08-25

NVIDIA UFM Enterprise is a fabric management system used to monitor and administer high-performance computing infrastructure. An authenticated administrator can inject malicious commands through the IBDiagnet API, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, and unauthorized access to sensitive system information.

Technologies: [Nvidia UFM Enterprise](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/ufm-enterprise). Vendors: [Nvidia](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/nvidia).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-24168 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-24168 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-24168?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.8, published 25 August 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** NVIDIA UFM Enterprise.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-24168?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-24168 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-24168?** Check whether you run Nvidia UFM Enterprise. 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.

## Technical details

The vulnerability is a command injection flaw in the IBDiagnet API component of NVIDIA UFM Enterprise. An authenticated attacker with administrative privileges can craft malicious API requests containing shell metacharacters to inject arbitrary commands. The vulnerability requires authentication and administrative privileges, but successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the UFM Enterprise service, potentially leading to complete system compromise and access to sensitive fabric management data.

## Affected products

- NVIDIA UFM Enterprise

## Timeline

- 2026-08-25: disclosed

## References

- [https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5809](https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5809)
- [https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24168](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24168)

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