Description
NVIDIA Megatron Bridge contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause a deserialization of untrusted data. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, data tampering, and information disclosure.
Published: 2026-09-01
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

This vulnerability in NVIDIA Megatron Bridge involves the deserialization of untrusted data, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, tamper with data, and disclose confidential information. The weakness is a classic deserialization flaw that permits remote exploitation of data integrity and confidentiality, as described by CWE-502. A successful exploitation would give the attacker the same privileges as the process running the bridge, potentially accessing or modifying sensitive information and causing system compromise.

Affected Systems

NVIDIA Megatron Bridge is directly affected. No version range was specified in the CNA data, so any implementation of the bridge that accepts external serialized input without proper validation is at risk. Administrators should verify the version of the bridge component in their environment.

Risk and Exploitability

The overall CVSS score of 7.8 indicates high severity, but the EPSS score is not available and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting no confirmed active exploitation yet. The likely attack vector is inferred to involve the transmission of crafted serialized data to the bridge, as the flaw occurs during input processing. Without a known exploit, the risk remains theoretical, but the potential impact warrants prompt mitigation.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 2, 2026 at 01:06 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply any vendor release that fixes the deserialization issue for Megatron Bridge
  • Restrict network access to the bridge so that only trusted hosts can send serialized data
  • Employ a firewall or proxy to detect and block malformed or unexpected data before it reaches the bridge

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 2, 2026 at 01:06 UTC.

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History

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nvidia nemo Megatron Bridge
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:nemo_megatron_bridge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nvidia nemo Megatron Bridge

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Untrusted Data Deserialization in NVIDIA Megatron Bridge Enables Code Execution

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nvidia
Nvidia megatron-bridge
Vendors & Products Nvidia
Nvidia megatron-bridge

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description NVIDIA Megatron Bridge contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause a deserialization of untrusted data. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to code execution, data tampering, and information disclosure.
Weaknesses CWE-502
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'}

ssvc

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


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Nvidia Megatron-bridge Nemo Megatron Bridge
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-01T16:28:54.354Z

Reserved: 2026-07-10T19:03:51.556Z

Link: CVE-2026-61752

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-01T16:21:15.445Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-01T16:17:08.133

Modified: 2026-09-02T12:25:12.497

Link: CVE-2026-61752

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-02T01:15:05Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-502

    Deserialization of Untrusted Data