Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-24180 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-24180 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-24180?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.3, published 9 June 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- NVIDIA DALI.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-24180?
- 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-2026-24180 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-24180?
- Check whether you run Nvidia DALI. 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
A heap-based buffer overflow (CWE-122) exists in NVIDIA DALI. The vulnerability is triggered when the library improperly handles memory allocation in a specific component, allowing an attacker to overwrite adjacent memory on the heap. Exploitation requires local access with low privileges and some level of user interaction (AV:L/PR:L/UI:R). If successfully exploited, an attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution, bypass security controls to view sensitive information, or cause a denial of service by crashing the affected process. Users are advised to refer to NVIDIA advisory 5814 for specific version patching information.
Affected products
- NVIDIA DALI
Timeline
- 2026-06-09: disclosed
- 2026-06-09: advisory