CVE-2026-24162: CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in NVIDIA Merlin Transformers4Rec
NVIDIA Merlin Transformers4Rec for Linux contains a deserialization vulnerability (CWE-502) that improperly handles untrusted data. This vulnerability affects all versions prior to March 11, 2026. Exploitation could result in code execution, data tampering, and information disclosure. The vulnerability has a high severity CVSS score of 7.8. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided by NVIDIA at this time. There are no known exploits reported in the wild.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-24162 is a deserialization vulnerability in NVIDIA Merlin Transformers4Rec for Linux. The product improperly handles untrusted data during deserialization, which can be exploited to achieve code execution, data tampering, and information disclosure. The vulnerability affects all versions before 2026-03-11. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8, indicating high severity. No official remediation or patch has been released by NVIDIA, and no active exploitation has been observed.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with local access (AV:L) and no privileges (PR:N) to execute arbitrary code, tamper with data, and disclose sensitive information. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability (all high impact).
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from NVIDIA. Users should monitor the vendor's advisories for updates and apply any future patches promptly. Until a fix is released, avoid processing untrusted data with Merlin Transformers4Rec and restrict access to trusted users only.
CVE-2026-24162: CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in NVIDIA Merlin Transformers4Rec
Description
NVIDIA Merlin Transformers4Rec for Linux contains a deserialization vulnerability (CWE-502) that improperly handles untrusted data. This vulnerability affects all versions prior to March 11, 2026. Exploitation could result in code execution, data tampering, and information disclosure. The vulnerability has a high severity CVSS score of 7.8. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided by NVIDIA at this time. There are no known exploits reported in the wild.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-24162 is a deserialization vulnerability in NVIDIA Merlin Transformers4Rec for Linux. The product improperly handles untrusted data during deserialization, which can be exploited to achieve code execution, data tampering, and information disclosure. The vulnerability affects all versions before 2026-03-11. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8, indicating high severity. No official remediation or patch has been released by NVIDIA, and no active exploitation has been observed.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with local access (AV:L) and no privileges (PR:N) to execute arbitrary code, tamper with data, and disclose sensitive information. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability (all high impact).
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from NVIDIA. Users should monitor the vendor's advisories for updates and apply any future patches promptly. Until a fix is released, avoid processing untrusted data with Merlin Transformers4Rec and restrict access to trusted users only.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- nvidia
- Date Reserved
- 2026-01-21T19:09:30.918Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a15d229891d628fdc600774
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 17:02:33 UTC
Last enriched: 07/06/2026, 00:43:01 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 78
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