Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-65117 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-65117 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-65117?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5, published 22 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- NVIDIA Infrastructure Controller for Linux.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-65117?
- 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-2026-65117 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-65117?
- 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 involves use of a hard-coded password in NVIDIA Infrastructure Controller for Linux, allowing authentication bypass without legitimate credentials. An attacker with network access can exploit this to gain control of the controller, enabling data tampering, denial of service, and information disclosure. A patch is expected from NVIDIA.
Affected products
- NVIDIA Infrastructure Controller for Linux
Timeline
- 2026-09-22: disclosed