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CVE-2025-23267: NVIDIA Container Toolkit · Link Following

Affects NVIDIA Container ToolkitSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.5 High : upgrade to 25.3.0 or 1.17.5 soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 59% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 25.3.0, 1.17.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 17 Jul 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade NVIDIA Container Toolkit to 25.3.0 or 1.17.5.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
NVIDIA Container ToolkitAffected
  • <1.17.5
  • <25.3.0
Fixed in
  • 1.17.5
  • 25.3.0

AI-suggested

1. 2. If you cannot patch yet, restrict the use of untrusted or unverified container images, especially those that include GPU workloads. 3. Implement strict container image scanning and validation policies to detect malicious or malformed images that could exploit link following. 4. Employ runtime security tools that monitor container behavior and file system access patterns to detect anomalous link resolution or file tampering attempts. 5. Limit privileges of container runtimes and users to the minimum necessary, reducing the ability of an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. 6. Use container security best practices such as read-only file systems, seccomp profiles, and AppArmor/SELinux policies to restrict container capabilities. 7. Monitor logs and system behavior for signs of dynamic linker cache corruption or unexpected failures in containerized GPU workloads. 8. Educate DevOps and security teams about the risks associated with container image supply chain attacks and the specifics of this vulnerability.

Description

NVIDIA Container Toolkit for all platforms contains a vulnerability in the update-ldcache hook, where an attacker could cause a link following by using a specially crafted container image. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to data tampering and denial of service.

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