CVE-2026-16497: CWE-834 Excessive Iteration in NVIDIA Triton Inference Server
NVIDIA Triton Inference Server for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause excessive iteration. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-16497 is a vulnerability in NVIDIA Triton Inference Server for Linux where an attacker can cause excessive iteration, classified under CWE-834. This excessive iteration can result in a denial of service condition by exhausting resources or causing the server to become unresponsive. The vulnerability affects version 0.0-26.06 of the product. No vendor advisory or patch is currently available, and no known exploits have been reported.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause denial of service by making the Triton Inference Server unresponsive or unavailable. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, monitor for updates from NVIDIA and consider limiting exposure of the affected service to untrusted networks.
CVE-2026-16497: CWE-834 Excessive Iteration in NVIDIA Triton Inference Server
Description
NVIDIA Triton Inference Server for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause excessive iteration. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-16497 is a vulnerability in NVIDIA Triton Inference Server for Linux where an attacker can cause excessive iteration, classified under CWE-834. This excessive iteration can result in a denial of service condition by exhausting resources or causing the server to become unresponsive. The vulnerability affects version 0.0-26.06 of the product. No vendor advisory or patch is currently available, and no known exploits have been reported.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may cause denial of service by making the Triton Inference Server unresponsive or unavailable. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, monitor for updates from NVIDIA and consider limiting exposure of the affected service to untrusted networks.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- nvidia
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-21T17:05:13.737Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6aa03a23acd9273b49ec35ea
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 16:38:59 UTC
Last enriched: 09/08/2026, 17:07:28 UTC
Last updated: 09/09/2026, 01:15:29 UTC
Views: 8
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