# CVE-2026-65162: NVIDIA AIStore legacy ETL Kubernetes API code execution

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-65162-nvidia-aistore-for-linux-contains-a-vulnerability-in-the-legacy  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-13. Updated: 2026-10-16  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-65162 · Severity: critical · CVSS 10 · Published 2026-10-13

NVIDIA AIStore is a distributed storage framework for AI/ML workloads. The legacy ETL Kubernetes PodSpec initialization API allows remote attackers to inject malicious Kubernetes security settings, leading to arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation within the cluster. An attacker can gain complete control over containerized workloads and the underlying infrastructure.

Technologies: [Nvidia AIStore](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/aistore). Vendors: [Nvidia](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/nvidia).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-65162 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-65162 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-65162?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 10, published 13 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Nvidia AIStore versions prior to the security update of October 2026.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-65162?** 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-2026-65162 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-65162?** Check whether you run Nvidia AIStore 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 remote attacker can supply arbitrary Kubernetes host-namespace and container-security settings through the legacy ETL Kubernetes PodSpec initialization API without proper validation. This allows bypass of container isolation boundaries and security policies, enabling arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation. The vulnerability requires network access to the AIStore API endpoint but no authentication; exploitation results in code execution at the privilege level of the AIStore container runtime.

## Affected products

- NVIDIA AIStore versions prior to the security update of October 2026

## Timeline

- 2026-10-13: disclosed

## References

- [https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5889](https://github.com/NVIDIA/product-security/tree/main/2026/5889)
- [https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-65162](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-65162)

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