CVE-2026-65131: CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function in NVIDIA NVSentinel
Description
NVIDIA NVSentinel for Linux contains a vulnerability in the platform-connectors component, where the gRPC health-event interface, exposed over a world-writable Unix domain socket, lacks authentication. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.0medium
Affected software
NVIDIA
NVSentinel
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-65131 describes a missing authentication vulnerability in NVIDIA NVSentinel for Linux version 1.19.0. The platform-connectors component exposes a gRPC health-event interface over a world-writable Unix domain socket that lacks authentication controls. Exploiting this vulnerability requires local access with high privileges and can lead to denial of service conditions. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.0, indicating a medium severity impact focused on availability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker with local high privileges to interact with the gRPC health-event interface without authentication, potentially causing denial of service. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity reported. No known exploits are currently in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
No vendor advisory or patch information is provided. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the NVIDIA advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, limit local access to trusted users with high privileges to reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- nvidia
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-21T17:16:49.700Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ace2fcc2cdf04f656649e88
Added to database: 10/13/2026, 13:19:08 UTC
Last enriched: 10/13/2026, 13:33:48 UTC
Last updated: 10/13/2026, 18:57:33 UTC
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