CVE-2026-65118: CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation in NVIDIA Infrastructure Controller
NVIDIA Infrastructure Controller for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause improper certificate validation. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to information disclosure, data tampering, and denial of service.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The NVIDIA Infrastructure Controller for Linux contains a vulnerability classified as CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation). An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could bypass certificate validation mechanisms, potentially leading to information disclosure, data tampering, and denial of service conditions. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, reflecting high severity with attack vector being adjacent network, high attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and scope changed. No vendor advisory or patch information is available to confirm remediation status.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation may result in unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information, modification of data, and disruption of service availability in the affected NVIDIA Infrastructure Controller component. The vulnerability affects confidentiality (high impact), integrity (low impact), and availability (low impact).
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround information is provided at this time.
CVE-2026-65118: CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation in NVIDIA Infrastructure Controller
Description
NVIDIA Infrastructure Controller for Linux contains a vulnerability where an attacker could cause improper certificate validation. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to information disclosure, data tampering, and denial of service.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
NVIDIA
Infrastructure Controller
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The NVIDIA Infrastructure Controller for Linux contains a vulnerability classified as CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation). An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could bypass certificate validation mechanisms, potentially leading to information disclosure, data tampering, and denial of service conditions. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, reflecting high severity with attack vector being adjacent network, high attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and scope changed. No vendor advisory or patch information is available to confirm remediation status.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation may result in unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information, modification of data, and disruption of service availability in the affected NVIDIA Infrastructure Controller component. The vulnerability affects confidentiality (high impact), integrity (low impact), and availability (low impact).
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or workaround information is provided at this time.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- nvidia
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-21T17:12:30.491Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ab291bef7a7c541064a6aa7
Added to database: 09/22/2026, 14:33:34 UTC
Last enriched: 09/22/2026, 14:47:59 UTC
Last updated: 09/23/2026, 01:58:07 UTC
Views: 11
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