CVE-2026-24157: CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in NVIDIA NeMo Framework
NVIDIA NeMo Framework versions prior to 2.6.2 contain a deserialization vulnerability in checkpoint loading that allows an attacker with local privileges to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability can lead to remote code execution, privilege escalation, information disclosure, and data tampering. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-24157 and has a high severity score of 7.8. A patch is available to address this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-24157 is a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability (CWE-502) in the NVIDIA NeMo Framework affecting versions before 2.6.2. The flaw exists in the checkpoint loading mechanism, which improperly handles deserialization of data, allowing an attacker with local privileges to execute arbitrary code. This can result in remote code execution, privilege escalation, information disclosure, and data tampering. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker with local access to execute arbitrary code, potentially leading to remote code execution, privilege escalation, disclosure of sensitive information, and unauthorized modification of data within the affected system.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability. Users should upgrade NVIDIA NeMo Framework to version 2.6.2 or later to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are specified.
CVE-2026-24157: CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in NVIDIA NeMo Framework
Description
NVIDIA NeMo Framework versions prior to 2.6.2 contain a deserialization vulnerability in checkpoint loading that allows an attacker with local privileges to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability can lead to remote code execution, privilege escalation, information disclosure, and data tampering. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-24157 and has a high severity score of 7.8. A patch is available to address this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
NVIDIA
NeMo Framework
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-24157 is a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability (CWE-502) in the NVIDIA NeMo Framework affecting versions before 2.6.2. The flaw exists in the checkpoint loading mechanism, which improperly handles deserialization of data, allowing an attacker with local privileges to execute arbitrary code. This can result in remote code execution, privilege escalation, information disclosure, and data tampering. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker with local access to execute arbitrary code, potentially leading to remote code execution, privilege escalation, disclosure of sensitive information, and unauthorized modification of data within the affected system.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability. Users should upgrade NVIDIA NeMo Framework to version 2.6.2 or later to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are specified.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- nvidia
- Date Reserved
- 2026-01-21T19:09:29.851Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69c2f483f4197a8e3b756246
Added to database: 03/24/2026, 20:30:59 UTC
Last enriched: 08/07/2026, 05:52:53 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 22:01:32 UTC
Views: 224
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