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 has an unsafe deserialization flaw where untrusted data can be processed without proper validation, potentially allowing an attacker to execute code, tamper with data, or expose sensitive information. The vulnerability relies on CWE‑502, meaning that an attacker can inject malicious payloads that will be instantiated during deserialization.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects NVIDIA Megatron Bridge devices. No specific version information is provided for impacted releases, so all current and future builds of the bridge product should be considered potentially vulnerable until a patch is applied.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.8 indicates a high severity of this flaw. EPSS data are not available, so the exact likelihood of exploitation cannot be quantified at present, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Based on the nature of the flaw, the likely attack vector is a remote or network‑based delivery of crafted data to the bridge—though explicit network access details are not supplied in the advisory.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 2, 2026 at 00:53 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest NVIDIA Megatron Bridge firmware or patch that corrects the unsafe deserialization flaw.
  • Configure the bridge to accept only trusted, authenticated data streams and block unsolicited external input.
  • Enforce strict input validation and perform type checking before deserialization to mitigate the CWE‑502 weakness.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 2, 2026 at 00:53 UTC.

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Advisories

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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 01:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Deserialization Vulnerability Leading to Code Execution in NVIDIA Megatron Bridge
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: 2026-09-01T16:28:50.740Z

Reserved: 2026-07-10T19:08:58.085Z

Link: CVE-2026-61769

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-01T16:20:21.646Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-01T16:17:10.093

Modified: 2026-09-02T12:34:02.057

Link: CVE-2026-61769

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-02T01:00:07Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-502

    Deserialization of Untrusted Data