CVE-2026-47478: NVIDIA Triton Inference Server use of expired file descriptor

CVE-2026-47478 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.5 · Published 2026-07-14

NVIDIA Triton Inference Server, a platform used to deploy and manage AI models in production, is vulnerable to a flaw that can cause the service to crash. An attacker can exploit this issue remotely without needing any special permissions or user interaction. If successful, this would result in a denial of service, preventing legitimate users and applications from accessing AI inference capabilities.

Technologies: Nvidia Triton Inference Server. Vendors: Nvidia.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-47478 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-47478 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-47478?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 14 July 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Nvidia Triton Inference Server versions up to and including 26.04.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-47478?
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-2026-47478 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-47478?
Check whether you run Nvidia Triton Inference Server 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.

Technical details

A vulnerability exists in NVIDIA Triton Inference Server for Linux (CWE-910) involving the use of an expired file descriptor. The flaw can be triggered by a remote, unauthenticated attacker over the network with low attack complexity. Successful exploitation leads to a denial of service (DoS) condition by causing the server to reference a file descriptor that is no longer valid or has been closed. The vulnerability affects versions up to and including 26.04.

Affected products

  • NVIDIA Triton Inference Server versions up to and including 26.04

Timeline

  • 2026-07-14: disclosed: Initial publication of the CVE record.

References

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