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: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

NVIDIA Megatron Bridge is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted data, a condition that can allow an attacker to inject malicious payloads into the system, thereby enabling execution of arbitrary code and compromising integrity, facilitating data tampering, and exposing sensitive information. The vulnerability is categorized as CWE-502, which concerns unsafe deserialization.

Affected Systems

The affected vendor is NVIDIA and the product is Megatron Bridge; specific version information is not disclosed, so any deployment using the current, unpatched Megatron Bridge implementation could be at risk. Administrators must verify their installed firmware or software against NVIDIA's released updates.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.8 classifies this flaw as High severity, indicating that an exploited vulnerability would have significant consequences. The absence of an EPSS rating and a listing in the CISA KEV catalog suggests exploitation likelihood is currently unknown, yet the potential for remote code execution, data tampering, and information disclosure warrants prompt action. Attackers would need to transmit crafted data to the bridge, likely via exposed network interfaces or local access, to trigger unsafe deserialization.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 2, 2026 at 01:03 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update or install the latest NVIDIA Megatron Bridge firmware or software release that contains a fix for unsafe deserialization.
  • Restrict network traffic to the Megatron Bridge endpoints, allowing only trusted hosts to send data, thereby limiting exposure to crafted payloads.
  • Implement input validation routines or employ a secure deserialization library that only processes strictly validated data formats to prevent malicious input from being executed.
  • Monitor system logs for deserialization errors or abnormal execution patterns and configure alerts to detect attempts to exploit the bridge.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 2, 2026 at 01:03 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 04:00:00 +0000

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

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Deserialization of Untrusted Data in NVIDIA Megatron Bridge Led to Code Execution

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: 2026-09-01T16:28:53.599Z

Reserved: 2026-07-10T19:08:58.084Z

Link: CVE-2026-61764

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-01T16:21:02.173Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-01T16:17:09.513

Modified: 2026-09-02T12:36:04.350

Link: CVE-2026-61764

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-02T03:45:04Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-502

    Deserialization of Untrusted Data