Description
NVIDIA Megatron Bridge for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause deserialization of untrusted data. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, and information disclosure.
Published: 2026-07-01
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

NVIDIA Megatron Bridge for Linux is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted data, which could lead to arbitrary code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, and information disclosure. The weakness is a classic deserialization flaw, classified as CWE‑94.

Affected Systems

All current releases of NVIDIA Megatron Bridge for Linux are impacted; no specific version information is provided, so administrators should assume all installed instances are at risk until an official patch is released.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.8 flags this as a high‑severity issue. EPSS information is not available and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog, indicating no widespread active exploitation yet, but the potential for remote exploitation remains. Attackers may deliver crafted serialized data to the vulnerable component, triggering the deserialization process and allowing execution of attacker-supplied code.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 1, 2026 at 18:13 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update to the latest NVIDIA Megatron Bridge release that includes the fix, if available.
  • Restrict network exposure of components that perform deserialization or apply firewall rules to limit inbound connections to only trusted sources.
  • Modify the application to use safe deserialization libraries or enable input validation that rejects malformed or unexpected serialized data.
  • Monitor system logs and network traffic for anomalous patterns indicating exploitation attempts.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 1, 2026 at 18:13 UTC.

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Advisories

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History

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Deserialization Vulnerability in NVIDIA Megatron Bridge for Linux Enabling Code Execution and Privilege Escalation

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description NVIDIA Megatron Bridge for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause deserialization of untrusted data. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, data tampering, and information disclosure.
Weaknesses CWE-94
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Subscriptions

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-01T15:57:54.343Z

Reserved: 2026-01-21T19:09:47.375Z

Link: CVE-2026-24249

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-01T15:57:51.314Z

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No data.

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-01T18:15:15Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-94

    Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')