# CVE-2026-61767: NVIDIA Megatron Bridge unsafe deserialization

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-61767-nvidia-megatron-bridge-unsafe-deserialization  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-01. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-61767 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.8 · Published 2026-09-01

NVIDIA Megatron Bridge is a machine learning framework component used to optimize neural network model training and inference. An attacker could exploit a deserialization flaw to execute arbitrary code, tamper with data, or access sensitive information stored in the system.

Technologies: [Nvidia Megatron-Bridge](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/megatron-bridge), [Nvidia Nemo Megatron Bridge](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/nemo-megatron-bridge). Vendors: [Nvidia](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/nvidia).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-61767 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-61767 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-61767?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 1 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** NVIDIA Megatron Bridge.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-61767?** 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-2026-61767 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-61767?** Check whether you run Nvidia Megatron-Bridge or Nvidia Nemo Megatron Bridge. 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 classic unsafe deserialization flaw in NVIDIA Megatron Bridge where untrusted data is deserialized without sufficient validation. An attacker with network access to the component can send a crafted serialized object that, when deserialized, triggers arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability allows for code execution, data tampering, and information disclosure. Patch availability details are not specified in the advisory.

## Affected products

- NVIDIA Megatron Bridge

## Timeline

- 2026-09-01: disclosed

## References

- [https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5868](https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5868)
- [https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-61767](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-61767)

## Related threats

- [NVIDIA Megatron Bridge deserialization vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-61779-nvidia-megatron-bridge-deserialization-vulnerability)
- [NVIDIA Megatron Bridge deserialization of untrusted data](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-61778-nvidia-megatron-bridge-deserialization-of-untrusted-data)
- [NVIDIA Megatron Bridge unsafe deserialization](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-61777-nvidia-megatron-bridge-unsafe-deserialization)
- [NVIDIA Megatron Bridge deserialization of untrusted data](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-61776-nvidia-megatron-bridge-deserialization-of-untrusted-data)
- [NVIDIA Megatron Bridge unsafe deserialization](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-61775-nvidia-megatron-bridge-unsafe-deserialization)