Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-65113 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-65113 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-65113?
- Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 22 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- NVIDIA Infrastructure Controller for Linux.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-65113?
- 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-2026-65113 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-65113?
- Check whether you run Nvidia Infrastructure Controller for Linux. 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 stems from the use of hard-coded credentials in NVIDIA Infrastructure Controller for Linux, allowing unauthenticated or low-privileged attackers to leverage these credentials for privilege escalation and unauthorized system access. The attack vector is network-accessible, enabling remote exploitation. An attacker gains the ability to execute arbitrary actions with elevated privileges, potentially leading to full system compromise.
Affected products
- NVIDIA Infrastructure Controller for Linux
Timeline
- 2026-09-22: disclosed